Hiroshima vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$6392
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
80
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
1.2M
737K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5674th and 206th ($1003 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 3185th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$28179

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263