Hiroshima vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$335	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$550
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	63	5
😀 Quality of life	88	34
🏙️ Population	1.2M	115K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 108% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6156th and 8915th ($878 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 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 218th and 7592nd 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	$6.03	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$859
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$865
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$874
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$903
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$906
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$890
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$915
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$934
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$889
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$905
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$887
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$987
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$885
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$866
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$927
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$912
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$928
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$921
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$882
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$937
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$934
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$883
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$951
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$952
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$827
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$915
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$781
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$900
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$846
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$896
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$934
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$936

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300