Hiroshima vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$336
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
1.2M
4.04M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 22% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6313th and 4867th ($883 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 266th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.95
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$17207

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589