Hiroshima vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$892
🏠 One person rent
$334
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
1.2M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 141% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6460th and 9043rd ($877 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 45th in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 88th and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kolkata

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Hiroshima Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$1886

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300