Himeji vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Himeji	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$335	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2004	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	61	8
😀 Quality of life	75	64
🏙️ Population	528K	133K

The cost of living in Himeji is 26% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5728th and 4490th ($976 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 0.7 months in Male. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1726th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Himeji	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.38	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5390	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.7	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.53	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14131	$3305

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322