Foshan vs Himeji - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Foshan	Himeji
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$1132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$3649
🏠 One person rent	$156	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$353	$1806
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$967	$2217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	95	60
😀 Quality of life	73	73
🏙️ Population	9.5M	528K

The cost of living in Foshan is 49% less expensive than in Himeji. Cities ranked 7900th and 4618th ($575 vs $1132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 44th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 2 months in Himeji. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Himeji ranked 232nd in Japan, while ranked 1721st and 1550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Himeji

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	Foshan	Himeji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.6	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$87.3	$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$1447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	1.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5068	$3892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.6	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23979	$8933

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$742
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$812
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$481
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$816
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1565
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$830
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$837
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2410
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$876
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$891
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$824
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$856
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$774
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$785
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1083
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$857
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$806
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$752
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$738
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$799
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$716
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$735
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$812
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$588
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$525
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$611
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$596
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$584
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$530
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$638

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