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Ealing vs. Saitama Cost of Living Summary

Ealing is 2.4 times more expensive than Saitama.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Ealing
Groceries: pay 9.4% less in Ealing
Transportation: pay 71.8% more in Ealing
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Ealing
Childcare: pay 80.9% more in Ealing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Ealing
Clothing: pay 81.3% more in Ealing

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

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Ealing vs. Saitama Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Saitama	Ealing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.69 ¥901	$24.45 £18.46	+329.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 ¥751	$9.25 £6.99	+94.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ¥113	$3.11 £2.35	+336.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ¥98	$1.72 £1.30	+178.5%
Average			+212.4%

Saitama vs. Ealing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% less for groceries

	Saitama	Ealing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 ¥269	$1.63 £1.23	-4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 ¥820	$4.18 £3.16	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.37 ¥850	$5.50 £4.16	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 ¥322	$4.16 £3.14	+104.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.50 ¥396	$4.10 £3.09	+63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.58 ¥409	$1.40 £1.06	-45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 ¥159	$0.66 £0.49	-34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 ¥207	$0.90 £0.68	-31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.90 ¥301	$1.63 £1.23	-14.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ¥185	$0.64 £0.48	-45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ¥114	$0.80 £0.60	+11.2%
Average			-9.4%

Saitama vs. Ealing - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.8% more for transportation

	Saitama	Ealing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.11 ¥651	$7.52 £5.68	+83.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,434.36 ¥3M	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	+78.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.67 ¥3,905	$30.39 £22.95	+23.2%
Average			+71.8%

Saitama vs. Ealing - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Saitama	Ealing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.16 ¥5,090	$35.02 £26.44	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.23 ¥65,091	$2,158.35 £1,629.99	+424.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.25 ¥37,552	$1,750.90 £1,322.28	+638.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.00 ¥15,987	$218.94 £165.35	+116.8%
Average			+387.0%

Saitama vs. Ealing - Cost of housing

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pay 80.9% more for childcare

	Saitama	Ealing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.30 ¥100K	$2,305.87 £1,741.40	+264.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,725.05 ¥2M	$13,214.37 £9,979.50	-10.3%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saitama	Ealing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 ¥401	$8.06 £6.09	+218.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 ¥476	$4.79 £3.62	+59.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.80 ¥601	$22.96 £17.34	+504.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.63 ¥9,914	$107.92 £81.50	+72.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.07 ¥1,752	$17.18 £12.97	+55.2%
Average			+111.9%

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pay 81.3% more for clothing

	Saitama	Ealing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.80 ¥5,508	$96.13 £72.59	+176.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.31 ¥4,006	$33.04 £24.95	+30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.36 ¥8,762	$100.97 £76.25	+82.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.27 ¥10,014	$104.03 £78.56	+64.4%
Average			+81.3%

Saitama vs. Ealing - Cost of clothing

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