Hiroshima vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$407
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1018
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
7
😀 Quality of life
68
61
🏙️ Population
1.2M
133K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 23% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5674th and 4342nd ($1003 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.8 months in Male. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 3185th and 5145th 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
$6.54
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$3225

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352