Himeji vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$560
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
60
93
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
528K
2.33M

The cost of living in Himeji is 40% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4567th and 6227th ($1212 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1864th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$13630

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691