Himeji vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4000
$1165
🏠 One person rent
$559
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$455
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2345
$252
😷 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 4568th and 8893rd ($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 228th best city to live in Japan vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 1842nd and 6297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Islamabad

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Himeji Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$643
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$92.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2755
$504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1551
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
20.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5965
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$6.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$4.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$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
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$1.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.1
$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$615
$59.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14060
$3125

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1104
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$1102
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1136
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$329
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$371
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$276
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$353
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$375
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$453
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$381
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$338
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$345
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
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$320
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$405
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$346
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$503
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$311
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$408
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$470
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$377
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$598
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$360
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$361
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$431
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
$455
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$398