Hiroshima vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$336	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	63	49
😀 Quality of life	89	64
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.48M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 24% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6313th and 4791st ($883 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 14th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 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 266th and 5343rd 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	$5.95	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$5862

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Cities near Hiroshima

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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926