Himeji vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Himeji	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3992	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$560	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2320	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	72	79
🏙️ Population	528K	594K

The cost of living in Himeji is 15% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4567th and 5234th ($1212 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 362nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 231st vs 21st best cities to live in Japan, and 1864th vs 584th 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	$7.92	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2737	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5940	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.22	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.2	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.2	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13943	$12607

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Cities near Himeji

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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095