Hiroshima vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hiroshima	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1003	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1735	$3150
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	50
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 55% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5674th and 1290th ($1003 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 23rd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3185th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Hiroshima vs Ottawa infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/hiroshima/ottawa.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Hiroshima vs Ottawa infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/hiroshima/ottawa" target="_blank">Hiroshima vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Hiroshima vs Ottawa

Prices for goods and services in Hiroshima and Ottawa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Hiroshima	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.51%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6276	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3477	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7209	$20100

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884