Hiroshima vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$372
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$2523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
17
😀 Quality of life
71
85
🏙️ Population
1.2M
419K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 57% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5644th and 1237th ($954 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 2nd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 2347th and 293rd 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
$6.34
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$7.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$13015

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597