Budapest vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1263
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3099
🏠 One person rent
$750
$566
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1683
😷 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 16% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4647th ($1469 vs $1263) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 38th in Japan, while ranked 680th and 943rd 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
$12.2
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$427
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1190
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$753
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$62
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$4698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$74.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$64.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$15473

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051