Himeji vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$560
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
528K
24.9M

The cost of living in Himeji is 7% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4567th and 4780th ($1212 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1864th and 571st 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
$7.92
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$31401

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$1103
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$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

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$1028
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$706
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$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774