Hiroshima vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$336
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
7
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
1.2M
133K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 33% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6313th and 4439th ($883 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.7 months in Male. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 266th and 5057th 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
$5.95
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$4.77
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$3575

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1445
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327