Hiroshima vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$336	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	63	89
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	1.2M	5.87M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 72% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6313th and 109th ($883 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 266th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Singapore City

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	Hiroshima	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.95	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$29519

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$859
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$877
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$904
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$913
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$957
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$986
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$934
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$939
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$972
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$961
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$952
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$975
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$951
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$950
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$955
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$944
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$916
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$961
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$927
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$984
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1042
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$958
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1117
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1021
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$920
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$958
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$952
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$956

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653