Himeji vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$352
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
528K
17.5M

The cost of living in Himeji is 7% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5590th and 6106th ($1009 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Himeji ranked 157th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2002nd and 1113th 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
$6.79
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6288
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3116
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12376
$22916

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$1017
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$976
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$970
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$1010
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1015
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$968
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$982
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1016
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$999
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$996
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1131
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$959
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1142
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1103
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1012
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$999
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$959
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1152
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$929
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1004
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$1029
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$983
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1220
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$920
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1042
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$973
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1078
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1009
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1028
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1029
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$948
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
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$1061

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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
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$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
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$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
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$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
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$464
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$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
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$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
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$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
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$789
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$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
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$738
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$805
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$698
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$696
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$699
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$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
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$638