Hiroshima vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$335	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$3578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	34
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	1.2M	543K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 55% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6156th and 1962nd ($878 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 1679th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 218th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Tucson

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	Hiroshima	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$15495

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262