Hiroshima vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$372
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
71
86
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.29M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 11% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5644th and 6163rd ($954 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 2347th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716