Hiroshima vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$334
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.35M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 7% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6460th and 6085th ($877 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 88th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Taoyuan

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Hiroshima Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$17081

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464