Hiroshima vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$407
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
63
30
😀 Quality of life
68
25
🏙️ Population
1.2M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 87% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5674th and 8393rd ($1003 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 4th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 3185th and 8584th 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
$6.54
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545