Himeji vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Himeji	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2608	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$373	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1900	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	62
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	528K	351K

The cost of living in Himeji is 68% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5348th and 122nd ($1029 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 90th 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 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 2106th and 322nd 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	$6.52	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5625	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3176	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.7	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$460	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10839	$20539

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$972
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182