Hiroshima vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$335
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$432
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
75
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
1.2M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 117% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6156th and 8948th ($878 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 24th in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 218th and 5509th 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
$6.03
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$1469

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HiroshimaKolkata

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308