Hiroshima vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$321
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.36M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 15% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6587th and 5651st ($842 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 67th and 245th 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
$5.91
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473