Himeji vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Himeji	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3992	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$560	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2320	$1634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	52
😀 Quality of life	72	67
🏙️ Population	528K	791K

The cost of living in Himeji is 9% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4567th and 4902nd ($1212 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 146th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Ranked 231st vs 578th best cities to live in Japan, and 1864th vs 3769th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Niigata

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	Himeji	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2737	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5940	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.22	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.2	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.2	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13943	$15392

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046