Hiroshima vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$372
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
7
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
1.2M
133K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 26% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5644th and 4218th ($954 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 1st in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.8 months in Male. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2347th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Male

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Hiroshima Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$3438

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

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$1207
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$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339