Hiroshima vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hiroshima	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1003	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$407	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1735	$5772
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	63	87
😀 Quality of life	68	92
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.39M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 70% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5674th and 45th ($1003 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 36th 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 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 3185th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hiroshima	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.51%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6276	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3477	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7209	$21468

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647