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Hiroshima vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Hiroshima is 16.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% more in Hiroshima
Groceries: pay 66.2% more in Hiroshima
Transportation: pay 46.0% more in Hiroshima
Housing: pay 28.7% more in Hiroshima
Childcare: pay 80.8% less in Hiroshima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% more in Hiroshima
Clothing: pay 47.9% less in Hiroshima

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Hiroshima are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Hiroshima.

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Hiroshima vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hiroshima instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 66.2% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Hiroshima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥30.00	$6.01 ¥949	+34.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥35.00	$5.00 ¥789	-4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.50	$1.00 ¥157	+90.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.83	$0.66 ¥105	+143.9%
Average			+66.2%

Beijing vs. Hiroshima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Hiroshima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.58	$1.54 ¥243	-10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.38	$2.53 ¥399	-64.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.97	$5.58 ¥881	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.56	$2.08 ¥329	+3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.83	$2.75 ¥435	+88.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.26	$1.53 ¥241	+63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.29	$0.89 ¥140	+12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.22	$1.72 ¥271	+85.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.76	$1.72 ¥272	+142.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.15	$0.70 ¥110	+116.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.66	$1.61 ¥254	+304.8%
Average			+66.2%

Beijing vs. Hiroshima - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Hiroshima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.27	$4.09 ¥646	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥230.01	$33.53 ¥5,292	-2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$21,725.38 ¥3M	+12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.40	$13.67 ¥2,157	+191.8%
Average			+46.0%

Beijing vs. Hiroshima - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.7% more for housing

	Beijing	Hiroshima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥95.67	$30.62 ¥4,833	+114.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,280.28	$243.57 ¥38,444	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,560.16	$189.80 ¥29,957	-64.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥298.28	$106.02 ¥16,734	+138.3%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Hiroshima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,380.22	$158.16 ¥24,964	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥163K	$3,416.34 ¥539K	-85.9%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Hiroshima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥8.00	$2.69 ¥424	+125.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥24.14	$2.77 ¥437	-23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥29.00	$3.92 ¥619	-9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥277.90	$53.56 ¥8,454	+29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥50.00	$12.02 ¥1,897	+61.2%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 47.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Hiroshima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥473.02	$28.47 ¥4,493	-59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥270.93	$25.10 ¥3,961	-37.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥583.23	$48.29 ¥7,622	-44.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥840.79	$63.05 ¥9,952	-49.7%
Average			-47.9%

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