Hiroshima vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$407
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$758
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
68
53
🏙️ Population
1.2M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 37% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5674th and 6747th ($1003 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 63rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 3185th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Ningbo

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Hiroshima Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$12898

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538