Himeji vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2608
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$373
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1900
$671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
60
24
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
528K
6.56M

The cost of living in Himeji is 71% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5348th and 7790th ($1029 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 167th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 2106th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5625
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3176
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10839
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$972
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$989
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$977
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$998
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$990
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1030
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1035
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1019
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$987
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1000
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1037
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1152
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$980
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1157
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1106
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1017
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$975
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1158
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$945
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1030
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1033
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1005
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1219
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$931
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1056
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1043
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$995
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1055
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1097
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1031
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1050
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$964
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1068

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599