Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Japan

Saitama vs. Ealing Cost of Living Summary

Saitama is 57.7% cheaper than Ealing.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% less in Saitama
Groceries: pay 10.4% more in Saitama
Transportation: pay 41.8% less in Saitama
Housing: pay 79.5% less in Saitama
Childcare: pay 44.7% less in Saitama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% less in Saitama
Clothing: pay 44.9% less in Saitama

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Saitama.

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Saitama vs. Ealing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saitama instead of Ealing, you would:

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pay 68.0% less for restaurants

	Ealing	Saitama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.45 £18.46	$5.69 ¥901	-76.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 £6.99	$4.74 ¥751	-48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 £2.35	$0.71 ¥113	-77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 £1.30	$0.62 ¥98	-64.1%
Average			-68.0%

Ealing vs. Saitama - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.4% more for groceries

	Ealing	Saitama
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 £1.23	$1.70 ¥269	+4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 £3.16	$5.18 ¥820	+23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 £4.16	$5.37 ¥850	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.16 £3.14	$2.04 ¥322	-51.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 £3.09	$2.50 ¥396	-39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.06	$2.58 ¥409	+84.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.49	$1.00 ¥159	+52.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.68	$1.31 ¥207	+45.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63 £1.23	$1.90 ¥301	+16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 £0.48	$1.17 ¥185	+82.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.72 ¥114	-10.1%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 41.8% less for transportation

	Ealing	Saitama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 £5.68	$4.11 ¥651	-45.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	$21,434.36 ¥3M	-43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.39 £22.95	$24.67 ¥3,905	-18.8%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 79.5% less for housing

	Ealing	Saitama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.02 £26.44	$32.16 ¥5,090	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,158.35 £1,629.99	$411.23 ¥65,091	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,750.90 £1,322.28	$237.25 ¥37,552	-86.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.94 £165.35	$101.00 ¥15,987	-53.9%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 44.7% less for childcare

	Ealing	Saitama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,305.87 £1,741.40	$632.30 ¥100K	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,214.37 £9,979.50	$14,725.05 ¥2M	+11.4%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ealing	Saitama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.06 £6.09	$2.53 ¥401	-68.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.79 £3.62	$3.01 ¥476	-37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.96 £17.34	$3.80 ¥601	-83.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$107.92 £81.50	$62.63 ¥9,914	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 £12.97	$11.07 ¥1,752	-35.6%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 44.9% less for clothing

	Ealing	Saitama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.13 £72.59	$34.80 ¥5,508	-63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.04 £24.95	$25.31 ¥4,006	-23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.97 £76.25	$55.36 ¥8,762	-45.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.03 £78.56	$63.27 ¥10,014	-39.2%
Average			-44.9%

Ealing vs. Saitama - Cost of clothing

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