Himeji vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2608
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$373
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1900
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
60
96
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
528K
17.5M

The cost of living in Himeji is 17% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5348th and 6334th ($1029 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2106th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5625
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3176
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10839
$22402

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$972
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$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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$2414
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$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
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$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634