Himeji vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3649
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$524
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1806
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2217
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
60
70
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
528K
12.7M

The cost of living in Himeji is 11% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4618th and 5170th ($1132 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 1550th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Suzhou

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Himeji Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3892
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2919
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8933
$22097

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645