Budapest vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1232
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$810
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1547
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
975K

The cost of living in Budapest is 28% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 3675th and 4681st ($1580 vs $1232) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Chiba. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chiba ranked 47th in Japan, while ranked 646th and 903rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Chiba

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Budapest Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$696
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1141
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$59.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$92.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$4461
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$3779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$58.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$13106

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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