Himeji vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Himeji	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$335	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2004	$4111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	61	58
😀 Quality of life	75	85
🏙️ Population	528K	351K

The cost of living in Himeji is 71% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5728th and 79th ($976 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 59th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 1726th and 433rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Honolulu

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	Himeji	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.38	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5390	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.7	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.53	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14131	$26966

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$924
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$946
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$934
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$962
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$946
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$997
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$946
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$957
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1031
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$997
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1141
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$934
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1119
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1185
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$984
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$932
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1122
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$898
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$993
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1012
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$969
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1184
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$885
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1010
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$992
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$996
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$922
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1042

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194