Hiroshima vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$407
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
74
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.87M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 19% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5674th and 6292nd ($1003 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 9th 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 Tainan. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3185th and 499th 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
$6.54
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719