Hiroshima vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$335	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$2421
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	1.2M	824K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 23% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 6156th and 4649th ($878 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 70th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Ranked 8th vs 16th best cities to live in Japan, and 218th vs 558th 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	$6.03	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$8371

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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	$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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046