Hiroshima vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$336
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
5
😀 Quality of life
89
42
🏙️ Population
1.2M
115K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 110% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6313th and 8940th ($883 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 266th and 7547th 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
$5.95
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.28
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289