Hiroshima vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$321
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
8
😀 Quality of life
93
64
🏙️ Population
1.2M
133K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 36% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6587th and 4490th ($842 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 6th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 67th and 5278th 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
$5.91
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$3305

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322