Hiroshima vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Hiroshima | Soweto | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Hiroshima is 17% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6460th and 5251st ($877 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 6th in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 88th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Hiroshima vs Soweto
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| Hiroshima | Soweto | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Hiroshima
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.6 km or 4.7 mi |  Kaita | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Hatsukaichi | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Kumano | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Etajima | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Kure | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Higashihiroshima | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Otake | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Iwakuni | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Akitakata | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Takehara | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Mihara | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Yanai | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Miyoshi | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Imabari | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Masuda | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Hamada | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Hikari | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Matsuyama | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Kudamatsu | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Onomichi | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Shunan | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Masaki | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Gotsu | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Iyo | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Shobara | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Fuchu | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Toon | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Tobe | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Fukuyama | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Saijo | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Niihama | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Hofu | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Oda | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Yamaguchi | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Ibara | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Hagi | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Kasaoka | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Ozu | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Yawatahama | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Asakuchi |
Cities near Soweto
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Johannesburg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Randburg | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Sandton | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Benoni | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 56 km or 34 mi | Centurion | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Springs | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Pretoria | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Brits | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Bethal | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Middelburg | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Welkom | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 249 km or 155 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Gaborone | |
| 282 km or 175 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Kanye | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Molepolole | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 329 km or 204 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Vryheid | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Maseru | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Manzini | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Kimberley | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Palapye | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Serowe | |
| 461 km or 286 mi |  Matola | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Maputo | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Durban | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Francistown | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Xai-Xai |