Hiroshima vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$336	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$2108
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	89	82
🏙️ Population	1.2M	824K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 21% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 6313th and 4919th ($883 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 67th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Ranked 8th vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 266th vs 639th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Sakai

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	Hiroshima	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.95	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$13511

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$859
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$877
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$904
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$913
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$957
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$986
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$934
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$939
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$972
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$961
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$952
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$975
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$951
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$950
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$955
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$944
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$916
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$961
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$927
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$984
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1042
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$958
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1117
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1021
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$920
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$958
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$952
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$956

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046