Himeji vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Himeji	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$335	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2004	$4366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	61	84
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	528K	633K

The cost of living in Himeji is 51% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5728th and 1987th ($976 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 8th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 1726th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Stuttgart

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	Himeji	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.38	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5390	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.7	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.53	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14131	$18116

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$924
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$946
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$934
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$962
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$946
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$997
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$946
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$957
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1031
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$997
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1141
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$934
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1119
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1185
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$984
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$932
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1122
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$898
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$993
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1012
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$969
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1184
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$885
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1010
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$992
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$996
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$922
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1042

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733