Himeji vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3649
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$524
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1806
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2217
$720
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
60
24
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
528K
6.56M

The cost of living in Himeji is 96% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4618th and 7871st ($1132 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 1550th and 6810th 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
$6.55
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3892
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2919
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.9
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8933
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1030
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1021
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1009
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1002
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1006
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1000
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1003
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$983
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$995
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$993
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1060
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$946
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$995
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1076
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$993
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$987
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$965
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$999
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$923
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$984
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1006
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$982
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1001
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$919
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1024
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$996
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$983
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1006
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1058
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$978
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$995
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$977
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$968
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$972
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$972

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586