Himeji vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2608
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$373
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1900
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
528K
7.41M

The cost of living in Himeji is 62% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5348th and 532nd ($1029 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 1st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 2106th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5625
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3176
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10839
$22102

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$972
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$989
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$977
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$998
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$990
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1030
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1035
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1019
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$987
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1000
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1037
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1152
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$980
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1157
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1106
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1017
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$975
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1158
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$945
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1030
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1033
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1005
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1219
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$931
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1056
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1043
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$995
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1055
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1097
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1031
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1050
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$964
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1068

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$2414
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$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598