Brussels vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$3346
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$2264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
196K
975K

The cost of living in Brussels is 43% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 2354th and 4299th ($1816 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.8 months in Chiba. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chiba ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 190th and 625th 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
$18.9
$5.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$3.33
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$952
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$98.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$4004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$97.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$67.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$545
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$15302

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1231
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1067
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1164
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1055
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1070
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1094
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1071
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1081
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1071
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1080
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1047
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1066
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1249
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1077
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051