Himeji vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3908
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$536
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1850
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2240
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
60
95
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
528K
2.6M

The cost of living in Himeji is 0% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4535th and 4534th ($1181 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Himeji ranked 224th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1836th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2664
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5545
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3543
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.05
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16359
$19749

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28 km or 17 mi Miki
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$1049
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$1046
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$1158
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$985
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$1156
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$1107
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$1048
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$1038
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$991
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$1157
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$949
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$1041
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$1049
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$1027
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$1212
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$1127
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$937
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$1072
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1045
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1011
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$1062
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$1111
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$1045
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$1056
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$978
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
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$894
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$813
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$796
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$770
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$747
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$669
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$625
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$788
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$814
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$648
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$1155
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$644
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$956
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$627
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$681
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$823
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$726
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$688
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$671
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$1154
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$630
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$664
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$682
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$603
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$661
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$649
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$601
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$581