Hiroshima vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$336
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
89
84
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.33M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 6% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6313th and 5995th ($883 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 266th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.95
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$14970

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451