Brussels vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1232
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1547
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
196K
975K

The cost of living in Brussels is 65% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 1939th and 4681st ($2030 vs $1232) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Chiba. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chiba ranked 47th in Japan, while ranked 121st and 903rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Chiba

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Brussels Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$696
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1141
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$59.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$92.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$4461
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$3779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$58.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$13106

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1083
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1086
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1073
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1119
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1039
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1094
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1010
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1034
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1074
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1084
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$999
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1044
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1013
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1108
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1038
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1064
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1037
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1090
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1028
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1075
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1358
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1679
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1034