Hiroshima vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$998
🏠 One person rent
$321
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
5
😀 Quality of life
93
43
🏙️ Population
1.2M
115K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 105% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6587th and 8941st ($842 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 67th and 7454th 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
$5.91
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274