Hiroshima vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hiroshima	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$954	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2384	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$372	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1957	$447
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	63	31
😀 Quality of life	71	42
🏙️ Population	1.2M	116K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 43% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5644th and 7072nd ($954 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 10th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 2347th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Pattaya

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	Hiroshima	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3758	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2699	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.2	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8672	$8397

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509