Cost of living comparison
London is 2.3 times more expensive than Hiroshima.
If you lived in London instead of Hiroshima, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Hiroshima
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.81
¥1,067
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
¥801
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
¥204
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
¥129
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Hiroshima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
¥239
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
¥854
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
¥288
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
¥544
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
¥270
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
¥134
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
¥242
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥355
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
¥165
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
¥128
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 94.1% more for transportation
Hiroshima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
¥722
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.41
¥8,528
|
$198.74
£158.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,078.97
¥3,617,419
|
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.42
¥3,671
|
$22.83
£18.20
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Hiroshima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.14
¥5,351
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.74
¥66,418
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.76
¥44,476
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.24
¥17,749
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Hiroshima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$489.00
¥76,647
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,974.18
¥1,720,103
|
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Hiroshima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.41
¥534
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥518
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
¥652
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.70
¥3,558
|
$56.73
£45.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,135
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 60.0% more for clothing
Hiroshima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.96
¥7,361
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.59
¥3,855
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.53
¥9,488
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.09
¥16,159
|
$120.19
£95.80
|
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