Auckland vs Himeji - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Himeji
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$1132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$3649
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$1806
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$2217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	32	60
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	1.47M	528K

The cost of living in Auckland is 101% more expensive than in Himeji. Cities ranked 1099th and 4618th ($2279 vs $1132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2 months in Himeji. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Himeji ranked 232nd in Japan, while ranked 119th and 1550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Himeji

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	Auckland	Himeji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$1447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	1.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$3892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$8933

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1030
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1009
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1002
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1006
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1000
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1003
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$983
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1000
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$995
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$993
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1060
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$946
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1076
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$993
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$987
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$965
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$923
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$984
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1006
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$982
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1001
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$919
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$996
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$983
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1006
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$978
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$995
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$977
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$972