Hiroshima vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$407
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1661
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
1.2M
4.04M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 5% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5674th and 5212th ($1003 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 3185th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs New Taipei

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Hiroshima New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$13786

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Cities near Hiroshima

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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605