Hiroshima vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hiroshima	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2128	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$334	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$563	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2549	$5553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	86
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.39M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 75% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6460th and 50th ($877 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 38th 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 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 88th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs San Diego

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	Hiroshima	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1955	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1629	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.21	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$165	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3517	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804