Hiroshima vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$372
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$828
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
71
56
🏙️ Population
1.2M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 41% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5644th and 6976th ($954 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 122nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 2347th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$9922

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Cities near Hiroshima

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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524