Hiroshima vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hiroshima	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$954	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2384	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$372	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1957	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	63	89
😀 Quality of life	71	98
🏙️ Population	1.2M	5.87M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5644th and 133rd ($954 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 2347th and 4th 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	$6.34	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3758	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2699	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8672	$26424

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$884
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$889
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$887
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$907
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$908
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$885
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$885
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$899
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$895
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$881
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$901
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$909
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$879
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$892
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$872
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$967
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$860
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$882
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$850
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$903
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$895
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$906
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$904
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$879
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$911
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$909
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$907
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$919
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$915
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$815
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$771
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$888
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$827
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$885
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$909
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$906
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$902

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544