Hiroshima vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$334
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
1.2M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 31% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6460th and 7431st ($877 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 88th and 3738th 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
$6.16
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$15051

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525