Hiroshima vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Hiroshima Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$6332
🏠 One person rent
$454
$1488
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$2864
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$356
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2138
$4101
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
1.2M
4.84M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 56% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4593rd and 378th ($1116 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Hiroshima ranked 387th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1891st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Sydney

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Hiroshima Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.57
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.73
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$1766
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$802
$3415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$2457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.69%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4466
$15741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$10385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$5.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.6
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$62.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$1907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7806
$16834

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$1004
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$1005
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$1000
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$1003
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$1022
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$1009
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1002
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1007
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$983
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$979
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$961
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$978
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$973
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$960
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$971
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$958
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1115
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$948
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$933
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$1037
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$974
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$1034
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$966
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$929
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$1030
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$1033
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$940
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$989
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$975
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$885
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$969
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$839
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$933
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$906
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$927
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$1001
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$991
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$945

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861