Cost of living comparison

Japan

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France

La Rochelle vs. Hiroshima Cost of Living Summary

La Rochelle is 2.1 times more expensive than Hiroshima.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in La Rochelle
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in La Rochelle
Transportation: pay 60.6% more in La Rochelle
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in La Rochelle
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in La Rochelle
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% more in La Rochelle
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in La Rochelle

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in La Rochelle are more expensive than in Hiroshima. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in La Rochelle.

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La Rochelle vs. Hiroshima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Rochelle instead of Hiroshima, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Hiroshima	La Rochelle
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.01 ¥950	$22.39 €19.93	+272.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 ¥790	$14.00 €12.46	+180.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ¥157	$2.80 €2.49	+180.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ¥105	$1.32 €1.17	+98.1%
Average			+207.7%

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Hiroshima	La Rochelle
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 ¥244	$1.84 €1.63	+19.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.53 ¥400	$5.37 €4.78	+112.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 ¥882	$5.34 €4.75	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥329	$3.96 €3.53	+90.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 ¥435	$5.33 €4.75	+93.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥241	$1.40 €1.24	-8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 ¥141	$0.81 €0.72	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥271	$1.27 €1.13	-26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥272	$1.52 €1.36	-11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ¥110	$0.86 €0.77	+24.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.61 ¥254	$0.88 €0.78	-45.2%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 60.6% more for transportation

	Hiroshima	La Rochelle
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.09 ¥647	$7.98 €7.10	+94.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.53 ¥5,298	$39.19 €34.88	+16.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$36,273.83 €32,285.02	+67.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 ¥2,159	??
Average			+60.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Hiroshima	La Rochelle
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.62 ¥4,838	$33.22 €29.57	+8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.57 ¥38,488	$1,138.40 €1,013.22	+367.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$189.80 ¥29,991	$690.50 €614.57	+263.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.02 ¥16,753	$104.18 €92.72	-1.7%
Average			+211.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Hiroshima	La Rochelle
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.16 ¥24,992	$683.04 €607.93	+331.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,416.34 ¥540K	$11,018.20 €9,806.59	+222.5%
Average			+273.2%

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pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hiroshima	La Rochelle
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 ¥425	$7.28 €6.48	+170.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 ¥437	$3.78 €3.36	+36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥620	$14.28 €12.71	+264.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.56 ¥8,464	$35.46 €31.56	-33.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.02 ¥1,899	$8.96 €7.97	-25.5%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Hiroshima	La Rochelle
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.47 ¥4,499	$78.38 €69.76	+175.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.10 ¥3,965	$27.99 €24.92	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.29 ¥7,631	$109.73 €97.67	+127.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.05 ¥9,964	$148.36 €132.05	+135.3%
Average			+101.3%

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