Himeji vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Himeji	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2608	$4440
🏠 One person rent	$373	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$1899
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1900	$3987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	60
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	528K	246K

The cost of living in Himeji is 44% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5348th and 2519th ($1029 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 1889th 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 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 2106th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Louisville

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	Himeji	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.52	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5625	$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3176	$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.7	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$460	$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10839	$15931

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$972
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$989
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$977
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$998
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$990
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1030
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1035
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1019
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$987
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$1000
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1037
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$1020
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$1020
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1152
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$980
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1157
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$1017
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$975
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1158
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$945
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$1030
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1033
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$1005
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1219
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$931
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$1043
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1055
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$1031
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$964
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1068

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017