Hiroshima vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$321
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.85M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 10% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6587th and 6014th ($842 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 7th 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 Tainan. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 67th and 2806th 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
$5.91
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$5481

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686