Himeji vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$335
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2004
$4659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
75
96
🏙️ Population
528K
2.3M

The cost of living in Himeji is 57% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5728th and 1367th ($976 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 1726th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Houston

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Himeji Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.38
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5390
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.7
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14131
$22291

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$924
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$946
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$934
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$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

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$2107
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$2190
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$1990
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$2033
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$1950
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$1977
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$1917
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$2141
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$2125
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$2120
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