Himeji vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$352
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
61
73
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
528K
1.85M

The cost of living in Himeji is 11% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5590th and 6264th ($1009 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Himeji ranked 157th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 2002nd and 2963rd 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
$6.79
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6288
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3116
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12376
$5587

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697