Himeji vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$352
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
61
80
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
528K
2.72M

The cost of living in Himeji is 1% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5590th and 5666th ($1009 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Himeji ranked 157th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2002nd and 364th 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
$6.79
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6288
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3116
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12376
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$954
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$966
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$957
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1017
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$976
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$970
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1010
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1015
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$968
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$982
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1016
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$999
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$996
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1131
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$959
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1142
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1103
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1012
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$999
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$959
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1152
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$929
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1004
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1029
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$983
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1220
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$920
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1042
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$973
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1078
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1009
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1028
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1029
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$948
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1061

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610