Himeji vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3649
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$524
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1806
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2217
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
60
81
😀 Quality of life
73
84
🏙️ Population
528K
2.73M

The cost of living in Himeji is 21% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4618th and 5786th ($1132 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1550th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Kaohsiung

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Himeji Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3892
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2919
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.9
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8933
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1030
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1021
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1009
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1002
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1006
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1000
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1003
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$983
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$995
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$993
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1060
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$946
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$995
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1076
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$993
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$987
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$965
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$999
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$923
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$984
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1006
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$982
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1001
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$919
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1024
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$996
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$983
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1006
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1058
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$978
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$995
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$977
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$968
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$972
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$972

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655