Himeji vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3649
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$524
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1806
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2217
$828
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
60
61
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
528K
9.4M

The cost of living in Himeji is 67% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4618th and 6976th ($1132 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 122nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1550th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Ningbo

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Himeji Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3892
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2919
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.9
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8933
$9922

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524