Hiroshima vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$334
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 18% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6460th and 5151st ($877 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 152nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Ranked 5th vs 64th best cities to live in Japan, and 88th vs 1177th 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
$6.16
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$15321

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102