Hiroshima vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$407
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
1.2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5674th and 4780th ($1003 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3185th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774