Hiroshima vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$372
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$3682
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
53
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
1.2M
140K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 65% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5644th and 344th ($954 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 1st in Japan and Iceland, respectively. Check Japan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 2347th and 152nd 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
$6.34
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$6072

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991