Hiroshima vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$335	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$1263
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	63	7
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	1.2M	133K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 33% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6156th and 4205th ($878 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1 months in Male. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 218th and 4917th 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	$6.03	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$3201

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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	$857
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$859
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$865
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$874
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$903
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$906
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$890
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$915
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$934
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$889
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$905
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$887
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$987
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$885
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$866
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$927
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$912
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$928
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$921
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$882
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$937
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$934
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$883
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$951
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$952
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$827
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$915
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$781
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$900
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$846
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$896
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$934
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$936

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360