Hiroshima vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$321
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.87M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 11% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6587th and 5994th ($842 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 67th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Taichung

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Hiroshima Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684