Hiroshima vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$334
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
5
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
1.2M
115K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 113% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6460th and 8957th ($877 vs $412) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 88th and 7238th 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
$6.16
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$633

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285