Himeji vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$335
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2004
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
61
93
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
528K
2.36M

The cost of living in Himeji is 1% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5728th and 5651st ($976 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 3rd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1726th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Taoyuan

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Himeji Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.38
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5390
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14131
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$924
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$946
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$934
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1007
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$962
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$946
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$946
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$957
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1031
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$997
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$989
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1141
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$934
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1119
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1185
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$984
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$932
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1122
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$898
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$993
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1012
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$969
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1184
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$885
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1024
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$991
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$955
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1010
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1059
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$992
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$996
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$988
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$922
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1042

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473