Budapest vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$3327
🏠 One person rent
$589
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1636
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
1.69M
975K

The cost of living in Budapest is 5% less expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4480th ($1185 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Chiba. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chiba ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 551st and 814th 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
$10.4
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1057
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
2.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$5029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$3186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$25.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$7.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$12540

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033