Hiroshima vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hiroshima	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2128	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$334	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$563	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2549	$4075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	84
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	1.2M	633K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 60% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6460th and 1578th ($877 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 5th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 88th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Stuttgart

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	Hiroshima	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1955	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1629	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.21	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.4	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$165	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3517	$18457

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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	$877
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$868
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$902
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$902
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$913
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$956
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$981
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$913
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$920
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$919
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$970
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$925
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$941
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$963
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$942
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$974
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$932
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$934
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$938
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$937
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$924
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$898
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$942
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$939
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$913
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$953
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$964
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1031
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$940
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1102
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$906
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1019
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$907
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$940
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$934
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$934

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792