Hiroshima vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$335	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$947
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	81
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	1.2M	5.6M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 10% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6156th and 5668th ($878 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 2nd in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 218th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Saint Petersburg

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	Hiroshima	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$7571

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$859
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$865
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$874
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$903
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$906
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$890
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$915
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$934
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$889
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$905
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$887
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$987
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$885
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$866
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$927
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$912
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$928
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$921
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$882
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$937
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$934
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$883
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$951
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$952
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$827
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$915
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$781
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$900
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$846
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$896
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$934
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$936

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441