Himeji vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Himeji	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$335	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2004	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	61	21
😀 Quality of life	75	46
🏙️ Population	528K	6.56M

The cost of living in Himeji is 61% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5728th and 7943rd ($976 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 1726th and 7142nd 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	$7.38	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5390	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.53	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14131	$13867

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Cities near Himeji

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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619