Himeji vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$560
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
60
67
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
528K
1.01M

The cost of living in Himeji is 176% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4567th and 8895th ($1212 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 2nd in Japan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Japan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 1864th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$3133

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$1103
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$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1138
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1088
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1106
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1088
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1075
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1083
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1080
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1181
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$1025
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1172
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1072
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1074
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$1044
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1185
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$985
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1072
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1084
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1072
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1249
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$977
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1096
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1068
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1067
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1073
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1132
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1075
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1066
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1045

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$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397