Hiroshima vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$3918
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
53
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
1.2M
140K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 66% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5674th and 204th ($1003 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 1st in Japan and Iceland, respectively. Check Japan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3185th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Reykjavik

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Hiroshima Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$6167

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161