Hiroshima vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$336
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
74
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.87M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 1% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6313th and 6262nd ($883 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 266th and 549th 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
$5.95
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$6518

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696