Himeji vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Himeji	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3649	$2876
🏠 One person rent	$524	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1806	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2217	$1496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	95
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	528K	4.36M

The cost of living in Himeji is 12% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4618th and 5229th ($1132 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 months in Himeji compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1550th and 181st 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	$6.55	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.4	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1447	$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.64%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3892	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2919	$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.8	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.9	$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$358	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8933	$11035

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1030
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1009
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1002
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1006
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1000
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1003
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$983
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1000
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$995
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$993
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1060
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$946
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1076
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$993
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$987
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$965
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$923
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$984
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1006
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$982
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1001
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$919
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$996
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$983
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1006
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$978
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$995
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$977
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$972

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589