Hiroshima vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$321
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
93
90
🏙️ Population
1.2M
4.04M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 25% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6587th and 4931st ($842 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 6th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 67th and 183rd 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
$5.91
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$21429

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612