Himeji vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Himeji	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$2973
🏠 One person rent	$335	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$836
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2004	$1386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	61	94
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	528K	4.04M

The cost of living in Himeji is 13% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5728th and 4931st ($976 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1726th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs New Taipei

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	Himeji	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.38	$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5390	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.7	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.53	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14131	$21429

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612