Hiroshima vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hiroshima	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1003	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$407	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1735	$819
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	8
😀 Quality of life	68	58
🏙️ Population	1.2M	24.7K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 35% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5674th and 3466th ($1003 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 1st in Japan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Japan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 3185th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Victoria

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	Hiroshima	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.51%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6276	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3477	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.4	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7209	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482