Bangkok vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$416
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$2704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
89
63
😀 Quality of life
74
88
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.2M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 7% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6156th ($941 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 860th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 1221st and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$6826

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936