Hiroshima vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hiroshima	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1003	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$407	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1735	$2545
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	96
😀 Quality of life	68	80
🏙️ Population	1.2M	824K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 15% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5674th and 4661st ($1003 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 58th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Ranked 446th vs 16th best cities to live in Japan, and 3185th vs 519th 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	$6.54	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.51%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6276	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3477	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.4	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7209	$5592

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052