Hiroshima vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$335	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$4114
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	81
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.43M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 57% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6156th and 1745th ($878 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 1531st in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 218th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs San Antonio

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	Hiroshima	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133