Hiroshima vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$407
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1271
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
81
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.73M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 8% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5674th and 6046th ($1003 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3185th and 389th 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
$6.54
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$12438

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643