Himeji vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3649
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$524
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1806
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2217
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
528K
7.41M

The cost of living in Himeji is 57% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4618th and 503rd ($1132 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1550th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Hong Kong

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Himeji Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3892
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2919
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8933
$20363

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$1030
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$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1021
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$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

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$2410
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$939
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$618
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$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
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$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
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$721
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$620
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$735
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$851
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$525
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$611