Hiroshima vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$334
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
65
27
😀 Quality of life
92
32
🏙️ Population
1.2M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 62% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6460th and 8447th ($877 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 88th and 8725th 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
$6.16
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$9031

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544