Hiroshima vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$372
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
1.2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 20% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5644th and 4461st ($954 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 6th 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 Shanghai. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2347th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Shanghai

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Hiroshima Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740