Hiroshima vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$336
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
63
29
😀 Quality of life
89
32
🏙️ Population
1.2M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 61% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6313th and 8291st ($883 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 266th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.95
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$8839

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524