Hiroshima vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$335	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	1.2M	4.84M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 65% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6156th and 745th ($878 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 218th and 2nd 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	$6.03	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$17957

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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	$857
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$859
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$865
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$874
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$903
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$906
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$890
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$915
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$934
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$889
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$905
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$887
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$987
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$885
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$866
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$927
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$912
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$928
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$921
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$882
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$937
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$934
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$883
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$951
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$952
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$827
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$915
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$781
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$900
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$846
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$896
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$934
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$936

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683