Hiroshima vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$407
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 13% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5674th and 4715th ($1003 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 1st 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 Taipei. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3185th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605