Hiroshima vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$407
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
84
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
1.2M
3.03M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 8% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5674th and 6052nd ($1003 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3185th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716