Hiroshima vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$335	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$718
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	63	7
😀 Quality of life	88	53
🏙️ Population	1.2M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 7% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6156th and 5827th ($878 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 218th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Phuket

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	Hiroshima	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$13013

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hiroshima

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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810