Himeji vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3649
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$524
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1806
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2217
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
60
95
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
528K
2.6M

The cost of living in Himeji is 3% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4618th and 4516th ($1132 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1550th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3892
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2919
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.9
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8933
$19102

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589