Hiroshima vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$334
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.72M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 12% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6460th and 5666th ($877 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 88th and 364th 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
$6.16
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$11481

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610