Himeji vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$560
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$1789
😷 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 5% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4567th and 4715th ($1212 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1864th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$18424

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1103
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1138
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1088
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1106
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1088
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1075
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1083
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1080
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1181
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$1025
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1172
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1072
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1074
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$1044
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1185
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$985
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1072
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1084
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1072
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1249
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$977
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1096
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1068
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1067
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1073
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1132
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1075
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1066
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605