Hiroshima vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$335	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	1.2M	11.5M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 10% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6156th and 5654th ($878 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 1st in Japan and Brazil, respectively. Check Japan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 218th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Sao Paulo

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	Hiroshima	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611