Hiroshima vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$321
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
93
88
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.71M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 13% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6587th and 5770th ($842 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 67th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kaohsiung

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Hiroshima Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$13326

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617