Himeji vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$560
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
84
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
528K
3.03M

The cost of living in Himeji is 30% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4567th and 6052nd ($1212 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1864th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1103
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1138
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1088
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1106
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1088
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1075
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1083
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1080
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1181
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$1025
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1172
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1072
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1074
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$1044
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1185
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$985
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1072
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1084
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1072
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1249
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$977
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1096
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1068
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1067
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1073
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1132
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1075
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1066
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716