Himeji vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$2730
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4000
$6759
🏠 One person rent
$559
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$3854
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$222
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2345
$3962
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
528K
7.41M

The cost of living in Himeji is 56% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4568th and 410th ($1212 vs $2730) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Himeji ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1842nd and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$7.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$643
$2228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$1510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2755
$4929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1551
$3267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5965
$28578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$18855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.25
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$62.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.1
$95.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$59.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$615
$1046
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14060
$22481

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$1102
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$1099
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$1136
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$1094
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1091
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1089
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1082
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1084
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1078
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1176
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$1029
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1176
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1072
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1073
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$1049
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1182
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$983
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1073
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1081
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1069
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1248
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1167
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$974
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1100
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1074
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1064
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1074
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1131
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1077
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1070
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1054
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$1046
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1228
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1046

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$2413
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$957
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$640
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$1587
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$490
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$680
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$628
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$831
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$760
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1015
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$603
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$828
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$809
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$840
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$901
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$727
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$688
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$853
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
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$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$821
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$782
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$772
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$772
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$781
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$816
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$780
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$742
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$794
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$713
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$729
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$811
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$670
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$725
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$823
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$539
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
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