Hiroshima vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$372
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$479
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
75
😀 Quality of life
71
60
🏙️ Population
1.2M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 139% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5644th and 8958th ($954 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 37th in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 2347th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$2.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$1360

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318