Cost of living comparison

Japan

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Switzerland

Vevey vs. Hiroshima Cost of Living Summary

Vevey is 3.4 times more expensive than Hiroshima.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Vevey
Groceries: pay 55.7% more in Vevey
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Vevey
Housing: pay 5.3 times more in Vevey
Childcare: pay 12.8 times more in Vevey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Vevey
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Vevey

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

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Vevey vs. Hiroshima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Hiroshima	Vevey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.01 ¥950	$30.00 CHF24.78	+399.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 ¥790	$18.00 CHF14.87	+260.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ¥157	$5.04 CHF4.16	+405.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ¥105	$4.20 CHF3.47	+532.2%
Average			+356.5%

Hiroshima vs. Vevey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.7% more for groceries

	Hiroshima	Vevey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 ¥244	$2.95 CHF2.43	+91.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.53 ¥400	$12.19 CHF10.06	+381.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 ¥882	$8.18 CHF6.75	+46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥329	$7.12 CHF5.88	+241.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 ¥435	$13.20 CHF10.90	+379.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥241	$1.61 CHF1.33	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 ¥141	$0.94 CHF0.78	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥271	$1.13 CHF0.93	-34.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥272	$2.09 CHF1.73	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ¥110	$0.82 CHF0.68	+17.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.61 ¥254	$0.91 CHF0.75	-43.6%
Average			+55.7%

Hiroshima vs. Vevey - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Hiroshima	Vevey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.09 ¥647	$8.82 CHF7.29	+115.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.53 ¥5,298	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$42,598.89 CHF35,183.79	+96.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 ¥2,159	$44.28 CHF36.57	+224.0%
Average			+119.1%

Hiroshima vs. Vevey - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.3 times more for housing

	Hiroshima	Vevey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.62 ¥4,838	$54.60 CHF45.09	+78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.57 ¥38,488	$1,475.96 CHF1,219.04	+506.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$189.80 ¥29,991	$1,439.96 CHF1,189.31	+658.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.02 ¥16,753	$207.74 CHF171.58	+95.9%
Average			+426.5%

Hiroshima vs. Vevey - Cost of housing

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pay 12.8 times more for childcare

	Hiroshima	Vevey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.16 ¥24,992	$2,902.06 CHF2,396.90	+1734.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,416.34 ¥540K	$30,462.54 CHF25,159.99	+791.7%
Average			+1179.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hiroshima	Vevey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 ¥425	$9.00 CHF7.43	+234.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 ¥437	$6.09 CHF5.03	+120.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥620	$10.80 CHF8.92	+175.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.56 ¥8,464	$84.00 CHF69.38	+56.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.02 ¥1,899	$24.00 CHF19.82	+99.7%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Hiroshima	Vevey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.47 ¥4,499	$139.98 CHF115.62	+391.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.10 ¥3,965	$60.81 CHF50.22	+142.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.29 ¥7,631	$138.68 CHF114.54	+187.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.05 ¥9,964	$194.99 CHF161.05	+209.2%
Average			+220.7%

Hiroshima vs. Vevey - Cost of clothing

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