Himeji vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$335
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2004
$512
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
61
8
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
528K
77.6K

The cost of living in Himeji is 3% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5728th and 5497th ($976 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 1726th and 6330th 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
$7.38
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5390
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.7
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14131
$13979

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$924
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$946
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$934
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1007
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$962
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$946
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$946
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$957
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1031
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$997
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$989
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1141
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$934
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1119
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1185
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$984
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$932
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1122
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$898
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$993
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1012
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$969
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1184
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$885
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1024
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$991
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$955
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1010
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1059
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$992
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$996
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$988
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$922
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1042

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Distance City Cost of living
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$784
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$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992