Himeji vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Himeji	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3649	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$1806	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2217	$3155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	60	99
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	528K	2.15M

The cost of living in Himeji is 49% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4618th and 1216th ($1132 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 2nd in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1550th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Paris

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	Himeji	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.4	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1447	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.64%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3892	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2919	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.8	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$358	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8933	$16502

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Cities near Himeji

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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381