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Hiroshima vs. Cumming Cost of Living Summary

Hiroshima vs. Cumming Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.8% less for restaurants

 
Cumming
Hiroshima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.75
 
$6.01
¥947
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$5.00
¥788
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
 
$1.00
¥157

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

 
Cumming
Hiroshima
Bread
1 loaf
$3.07
 
$1.54
¥243
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.51
 
$2.53
¥399
Milk (1 gallon) $4.02
 
$5.58
¥880

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pay 13.6% less for transportation

 
Cumming
Hiroshima
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.51
 
$4.09
¥645
Monthly public transit pass ?? $33.53
¥5,284
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,405.50
 
$21,725.38
¥3M

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pay 80.5% less for housing

 
Cumming
Hiroshima
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$92.50
 
$30.62
¥4,825
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,600.00
 
$243.57
¥38,382
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,383.33
 
$189.80
¥29,908

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pay 78.5% less for childcare

 
Cumming
Hiroshima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,225.00
 
$158.16
¥24,923
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,500.00
 
$3,416.34
¥538K

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pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cumming
Hiroshima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.38
 
$2.69
¥424
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.81
 
$2.77
¥436
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.00
 
$3.92
¥618

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pay 21.0% less for clothing

 
Cumming
Hiroshima
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$39.98
 
$28.47
¥4,486
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.33
 
$25.10
¥3,955
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$59.32
 
$48.29
¥7,610

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