Hiroshima vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$321
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
65
27
😀 Quality of life
93
28
🏙️ Population
1.2M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 55% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6587th and 8425th ($842 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 5th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 67th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Meru

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Hiroshima Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$10408

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583