Hiroshima vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$4283
🏠 One person rent
$336
$1132
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$2002
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$3299
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
17
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
1.2M
216K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 53% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6313th and 2432nd ($883 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 3rd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 266th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Wellington

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Hiroshima Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.95
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$12047

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1838
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1743
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1254
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1252
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1379
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1396
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1425
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1480
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1237
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1493
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1638
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1423
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1312
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1383
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1612
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1678
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1847
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1499
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1678
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1716
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1961
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1536
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1461
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1250
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2086
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1811