Hiroshima vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$321
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
93
90
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.43M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 33% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6587th and 4646th ($842 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 67th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Taipei

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Hiroshima Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$16947

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Cities near Hiroshima

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612