Himeji vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$335
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2004
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
99
😀 Quality of life
75
76
🏙️ Population
528K
24.9M

The cost of living in Himeji is 15% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5728th and 4880th ($976 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1726th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Shanghai

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Himeji Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.38
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5390
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14131
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$924
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789