Himeji vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Himeji	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$2616
🏠 One person rent	$335	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2004	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	528K	594K

The cost of living in Himeji is 7% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5728th and 5226th ($976 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 175th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 160th vs 48th best cities to live in Japan, and 1726th vs 909th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Kawaguchi

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	Himeji	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.38	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5390	$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.7	$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.53	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14131	$15187

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$924
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$946
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$934
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$962
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$946
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$997
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$946
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$957
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1031
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$997
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1141
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$934
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1119
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1185
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$984
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$932
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1122
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$898
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$993
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1012
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$969
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1184
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$885
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1010
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$992
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$996
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$922
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1042

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101