Himeji vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Himeji Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3908
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$536
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1850
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2240
$725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
60
60
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
528K
9.4M

The cost of living in Himeji is 67% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4535th and 6849th ($1181 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 51st 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 224th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 1836th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Himeji vs Ningbo infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Himeji vs Ningbo

Prices for goods and services in Himeji and Ningbo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Himeji Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2664
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5545
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3543
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.5
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16359
$12465

Cost of living in other countries

HimejiNingbo

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Himeji

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1075
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1076
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1064
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1110
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1057
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1073
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1042
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1040
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1049
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1158
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$985
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1156
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1107
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1048
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$991
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1157
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$949
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1041
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1049
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1027
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1212
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$937
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1072
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1045
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1011
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1062
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1111
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1056
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$978
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1063

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522