Hiroshima vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$336
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
1.2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6313th and 4879th ($883 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 266th and 1383rd 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
$5.95
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.47
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753