Himeji vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$560
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$758
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
60
61
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
528K
9.4M

The cost of living in Himeji is 65% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4567th and 6747th ($1212 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 63rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 1864th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$12898

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538