Hiroshima vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$335
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$433
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
63
29
😀 Quality of life
88
27
🏙️ Population
1.2M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 62% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6156th and 8317th ($878 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 4th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 218th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$8023

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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

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$589
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$760
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$408
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$500
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$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518