Himeji vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Himeji	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2604	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$352	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$433	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2064	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	74	78
🏙️ Population	528K	594K

The cost of living in Himeji is 4% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5590th and 5298th ($1009 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 243rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 157th vs 37th best cities to live in Japan, and 2002nd vs 939th 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	$6.79	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$370	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.02%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6288	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3116	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.64	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.1	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12376	$15104

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Cities near Himeji

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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115