Himeji vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$352
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
61
21
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
528K
6.56M

The cost of living in Himeji is 68% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5590th and 7929th ($1009 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 213th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Himeji ranked 157th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 2002nd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Shaoyang

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Himeji Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6288
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3116
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12376
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$954
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$966
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$957
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1017
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$976
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$970
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1010
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1015
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$968
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$982
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1016
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$999
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$996
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1131
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$959
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1142
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1103
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1012
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$999
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$959
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1152
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$929
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1004
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1029
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$983
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1220
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$920
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1042
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$973
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1078
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1009
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1028
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1029
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$948
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1061

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615