Hiroshima vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$372
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
63
30
😀 Quality of life
71
29
🏙️ Population
1.2M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 96% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5644th and 8601st ($954 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 5th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 2347th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539