Himeji vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Himeji	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3992	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$560	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2320	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	60	99
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	528K	3.9M

The cost of living in Himeji is 62% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4567th and 72nd ($1212 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 59th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1864th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Los Angeles

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	Himeji	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2737	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5940	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.22	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13943	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754