Himeji vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$560
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
60
24
😀 Quality of life
72
39
🏙️ Population
528K
6.56M

The cost of living in Himeji is 98% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4567th and 7649th ($1212 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 1864th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$10066

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610