Hiroshima vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$335
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
84
😀 Quality of life
88
81
🏙️ Population
1.2M
3.03M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 2% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6156th and 6071st ($878 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 218th and 521st 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
$6.03
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$18658

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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
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671