Himeji vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Himeji	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3992	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$560	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2320	$742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	60	7
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	528K	77.6K

The cost of living in Himeji is 23% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4567th and 5798th ($1212 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1864th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Phuket

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	Himeji	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2737	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5940	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.22	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.2	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.2	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13943	$13132

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Cities near Himeji

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

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892