Cost of living comparison

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Hiroshima vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Hiroshima is 4.4% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 26.1% less in Hiroshima
Groceries
pay 74.6% more in Hiroshima
Transportation
pay 23.4% more in Hiroshima
Housing
pay 75.7% more in Hiroshima
Childcare
pay 70.2% less in Hiroshima
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.6% more in Hiroshima
Clothing
pay 52.1% less in Hiroshima

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Hiroshima are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Hiroshima. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Hiroshima.

Hiroshima vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hiroshima instead of Quito, you would:

pay 26.1% less for restaurants

 
Quito
Hiroshima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
 
$6.01
¥949
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.67
 
$5.00
¥789
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
 
$1.00
¥157

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pay 74.6% more for groceries

 
Quito
Hiroshima
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
 
$1.54
¥243
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
 
$2.53
¥399
Milk (1 gallon) $4.29
 
$5.58
¥881

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

 
Quito
Hiroshima
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
 
$4.09
¥646
Monthly public transit pass $21.00
 
$33.53
¥5,292
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,000.00
 
$21,725.38
¥3M

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pay 75.7% more for housing

 
Quito
Hiroshima
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.45
 
$30.62
¥4,833
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.78
 
$243.57
¥38,444
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.44
 
$189.80
¥29,957

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pay 70.2% less for childcare

 
Quito
Hiroshima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $743.00
 
$158.16
¥24,964
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,951.43
 
$3,416.34
¥539K

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Hiroshima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
 
$2.69
¥424
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.38
 
$2.77
¥437
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$3.92
¥619

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pay 52.1% less for clothing

 
Quito
Hiroshima
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.10
 
$28.47
¥4,493
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.62
 
$25.10
¥3,961
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.66
 
$48.29
¥7,622

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2026
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