Hiroshima vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$334
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
8
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
1.2M
133K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 33% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6460th and 4552nd ($877 vs $1311) 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 5th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 88th and 5347th 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
$6.16
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$4.66
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$3300

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327