Himeji vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3908
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$536
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1850
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2240
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
84
😀 Quality of life
72
81
🏙️ Population
528K
3.03M

The cost of living in Himeji is 32% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4535th and 6071st ($1181 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 6th 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 224th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1836th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Taichung

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Himeji Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2664
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5545
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3543
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.05
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.5
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16359
$18658

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1075
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1076
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1064
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1110
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1057
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1073
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1042
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1040
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1049
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1158
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$985
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1156
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1107
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1048
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$991
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1157
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$949
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1041
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1049
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1027
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1212
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$937
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1072
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1045
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1011
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1062
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1111
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1056
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$978
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1063

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671