Himeji vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3649
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$524
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1806
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2217
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
60
93
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
528K
2.29M

The cost of living in Himeji is 31% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4618th and 6163rd ($1132 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 1550th and 264th 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
$6.55
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3892
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2919
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.9
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8933
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716