Hiroshima vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$372
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 18% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5644th and 4516th ($954 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2347th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589