Hiroshima vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$3361
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
1.2M
662K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 62% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5674th and 512th ($1003 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 1st in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 3185th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Vancouver

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Hiroshima Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743