Himeji vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$352
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
61
94
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
528K
2.44M

The cost of living in Himeji is 20% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5590th and 4661st ($1009 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Himeji ranked 157th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2002nd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Taipei

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Himeji Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6288
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3116
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12376
$18442

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602