Hiroshima vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$335	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$925
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	63	49
😀 Quality of life	88	59
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.48M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 14% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6156th and 5351st ($878 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 14th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 218th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Zapopan

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	Hiroshima	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696