Bangkok vs Himeji - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Himeji
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$3992
🏠 One person rent	$425	$560
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$2320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	89	60
😀 Quality of life	74	72
🏙️ Population	5.68M	528K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 18% less expensive than in Himeji. Cities ranked 5738th and 4567th ($994 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Himeji. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Himeji ranked 231st in Japan, while ranked 1355th and 1864th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Himeji

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	Bangkok	Himeji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$644
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$5940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$11.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$14
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$13943

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1103
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1088
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1106
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1097
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1088
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$1075
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1083
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$1080
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$1075
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1181
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$1025
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1172
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1119
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1072
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$1074
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1185
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$985
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$1072
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1084
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$1072
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1249
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$977
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$1068
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$1067
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1073
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$1075
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1045