Himeji vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$560
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
60
95
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
528K
4.04M

The cost of living in Himeji is 14% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4567th and 5212th ($1212 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1864th and 279th 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
$7.92
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$13786

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605