Hiroshima vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$407
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$231
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
68
45
🏙️ Population
1.2M
846K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 126% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5674th and 8885th ($1003 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 1st in Japan and Nepal, respectively. Check Japan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3185th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kathmandu

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Hiroshima Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330