Hiroshima vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$336	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	26
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	1.2M	687K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 39% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6313th and 4103rd ($883 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 61st in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 266th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Zaragoza

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	Hiroshima	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.95	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$8269

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581