Himeji vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$560
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
60
81
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
528K
2.73M

The cost of living in Himeji is 30% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4567th and 6046th ($1212 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1864th and 389th 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
$7.92
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1103
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643