Himeji vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2608
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$373
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1900
$768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
60
60
😀 Quality of life
74
57
🏙️ Population
528K
9.4M

The cost of living in Himeji is 44% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5348th and 7025th ($1029 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 46th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 2106th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5625
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3176
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10839
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$972
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$989
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$977
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$998
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$990
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1030
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1035
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1019
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$987
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1000
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1037
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1152
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$980
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1157
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1106
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1017
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$975
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1158
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$945
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1030
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1033
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1005
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1219
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$931
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1056
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1043
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$995
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1055
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1097
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1031
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1050
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$964
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1068

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531