Hiroshima vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$336	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	83
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	1.2M	633K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 60% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6313th and 1455th ($883 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 266th and 93rd 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	$5.95	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$17949

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763