Himeji vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2608
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$373
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1900
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
60
74
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
528K
1.87M

The cost of living in Himeji is 15% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5348th and 6262nd ($1029 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 2106th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Tainan

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Himeji Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5625
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3176
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10839
$6518

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696