Hiroshima vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$407
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
5
😀 Quality of life
68
50
🏙️ Population
1.2M
115K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 159% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5674th and 9013th ($1003 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3185th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$691

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284