Hiroshima vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$334
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
29
😀 Quality of life
92
51
🏙️ Population
1.2M
846K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 113% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6460th and 8958th ($877 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 1st in Japan and Nepal, respectively. Check Japan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 88th and 6657th 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
$6.16
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$3536

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360