Hiroshima vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$321
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
1.2M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 28% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6587th and 7558th ($842 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 114th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 67th and 2343rd 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
$5.91
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538