Bucharest vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$474
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$2704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
77
63
😀 Quality of life
79
88
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.2M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 13% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5565th and 6156th ($988 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 860th in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 645th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$6826

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$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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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