Hiroshima vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$336
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
50
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.02M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 58% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6313th and 1744th ($883 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 24th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 266th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Ottawa

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Hiroshima Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.95
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$15527

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822