Hiroshima vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hiroshima	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1003	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1735	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	68	99
🏙️ Population	1.2M	4.84M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5674th and 312th ($1003 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3185th and 4th 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	$6.54	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.51%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6276	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3477	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.4	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7209	$18951

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754