Hiroshima vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$334
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.85M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 4% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6460th and 6264th ($877 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 88th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Tainan

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Hiroshima Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$5587

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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
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697