Himeji vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2608
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$373
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1900
$1313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
60
80
😀 Quality of life
74
85
🏙️ Population
528K
2.73M

The cost of living in Himeji is 3% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5348th and 5567th ($1029 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2106th and 461st 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
$6.52
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5625
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3176
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10839
$12260

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600