Chicago vs Himeji - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Himeji
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3649
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1806
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2217
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
96
73
🏙️ Population
2.75M
528K

The cost of living in Chicago is 131% more expensive than in Himeji. Cities ranked 505th and 4618th ($2613 vs $1132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 44th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 2 months in Himeji. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Himeji ranked 232nd in Japan, while ranked 16th and 1550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Himeji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$8933

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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