Himeji vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$352
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
85
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
528K
2.87M

The cost of living in Himeji is 5% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5590th and 5984th ($1009 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Himeji ranked 157th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2002nd and 409th 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
$6.79
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6288
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3116
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12376
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$954
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$966
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$957
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1017
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$976
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$970
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1010
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1015
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$968
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$982
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1016
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$999
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$996
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1131
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$959
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1142
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1103
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1012
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$999
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$959
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1152
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$929
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1004
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1029
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$983
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1220
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$920
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1042
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$973
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1078
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1009
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1028
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1029
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$948
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1061

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665