Himeji vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$352
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
61
53
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
528K
9.4M

The cost of living in Himeji is 50% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5590th and 7431st ($1009 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Himeji ranked 157th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 2002nd and 3738th 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
$6.79
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6288
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3116
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12376
$15051

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$954
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$966
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$957
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1017
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$976
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$970
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1010
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1015
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$968
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$982
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1016
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$999
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$996
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1131
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$959
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1142
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1103
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1012
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$999
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$959
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1152
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$929
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1004
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1029
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$983
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1220
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$920
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1042
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$973
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1078
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1009
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1028
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1029
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$948
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1061

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525