Hiroshima vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$372
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
5
😀 Quality of life
71
36
🏙️ Population
1.2M
79.2K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 111% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5644th and 8761st ($954 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 2347th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Thimphu

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Hiroshima Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$701

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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 Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288