Bucharest vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$3346
🏠 One person rent
$474
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$2264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
1.72M
975K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 22% less expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 5565th and 4299th ($988 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Chiba. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chiba ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 645th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Chiba

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Bucharest Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$952
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$98.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$4004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$97.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$67.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$545
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$15302

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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