Himeji vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2608
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$373
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1900
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
85
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
528K
3.03M

The cost of living in Himeji is 2% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5348th and 5518th ($1029 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2106th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5625
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3176
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10839
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$972
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650