Himeji vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3649
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$524
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1806
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2217
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
60
74
😀 Quality of life
73
82
🏙️ Population
528K
1.87M

The cost of living in Himeji is 24% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4618th and 5887th ($1132 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1550th and 364th 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
$6.55
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3892
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2919
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8933
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1030
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1021
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1009
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1002
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1006
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1000
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1003
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$983
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$995
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$993
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1060
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$946
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$995
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1076
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$993
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$987
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$965
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$999
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$923
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$984
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1006
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$982
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1001
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$919
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1024
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$996
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$983
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1006
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1058
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$978
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$995
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$977
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$968
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$972
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$972

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741