Cost of living comparison

Japan

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Romania

Bacau vs. Hiroshima Cost of Living Summary

Bacau is 8.6% more expensive than Hiroshima.

Restaurants: pay 99.0% more in Bacau
Groceries: pay 40.8% less in Bacau
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Bacau
Housing: pay 17.5% more in Bacau
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bacau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% less in Bacau
Clothing: pay 57.7% more in Bacau

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

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Bacau vs. Hiroshima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.0% more for restaurants

	Hiroshima	Bacau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.01 ¥950	$14.12 RON66.78	+134.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 ¥790	$7.32 RON34.63	+46.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ¥157	$1.97 RON9.30	+97.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ¥105	$1.85 RON8.74	+178.1%
Average			+99.0%

Hiroshima vs. Bacau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.8% less for groceries

	Hiroshima	Bacau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 ¥244	$0.68 RON3.22	-55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.53 ¥400	$3.83 RON18.14	+51.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 ¥882	$4.55 RON21.53	-18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥329	$3.43 RON16.21	+64.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 ¥435	$2.43 RON11.52	-11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥241	$0.51 RON2.39	-66.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 ¥141	$0.66 RON3.14	-25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥271	$0.70 RON3.29	-59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥272	$0.81 RON3.81	-53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ¥110	$0.32 RON1.50	-54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.61 ¥254	$0.30 RON1.42	-81.3%
Average			-40.8%

Hiroshima vs. Bacau - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Hiroshima	Bacau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.09 ¥647	$6.68 RON31.60	+63.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.53 ¥5,298	$29.28 RON138.51	-12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 ¥2,159	$5.69 RON26.91	-58.4%
Average			+14.1%

Hiroshima vs. Bacau - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.5% more for housing

	Hiroshima	Bacau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.62 ¥4,838	$4.71 RON22.26	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.57 ¥38,488	$408.41 RON1,932.04	+67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$189.80 ¥29,991	$238.18 RON1,126.72	+25.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.02 ¥16,753	$79.96 RON378.27	-24.6%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Hiroshima	Bacau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.16 ¥24,992	$585.58 RON2,770.14	+270.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,416.34 ¥540K	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	+43.9%
Average			+130.8%

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pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Hiroshima	Bacau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 ¥425	$2.51 RON11.87	-6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 ¥437	$1.99 RON9.40	-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥620	$5.33 RON25.23	+36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.56 ¥8,464	$25.79 RON122.02	-51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.02 ¥1,899	$6.27 RON29.68	-47.8%
Average			-32.6%

Hiroshima vs. Bacau - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 57.7% more for clothing

	Hiroshima	Bacau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.47 ¥4,499	$83.65 RON395.73	+193.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.10 ¥3,965	$31.79 RON150.38	+26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.29 ¥7,631	$60.65 RON286.91	+25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.05 ¥9,964	$83.44 RON394.74	+32.3%
Average			+57.7%

Hiroshima vs. Bacau - Cost of clothing

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