Bangkok vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$425	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$1735
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	89	63
😀 Quality of life	74	68
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 0.8% less expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5738th and 5674th ($994 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 1355th and 3185th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hiroshima

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	Bangkok	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$7209

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

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