Hiroshima vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$335
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 27% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6156th and 4495th ($878 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 42nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Ranked 8th vs 46th best cities to live in Japan, and 218th vs 748th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Saitama

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Hiroshima Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$14676

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HiroshimaSaitama

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125