Himeji vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3649
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$524
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1806
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2217
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
60
96
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
528K
17.5M

The cost of living in Himeji is 20% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4618th and 5744th ($1132 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1550th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Shenzhen

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Himeji Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3892
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2919
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.9
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8933
$24305

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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
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$2410
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$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584