Budapest vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$540
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$962
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1880
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
1.71M
975K

The cost of living in Budapest is 3% less expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 4647th and 4542nd ($1124 vs $1161) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Chiba. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chiba ranked 43rd in Japan, while ranked 485th and 520th 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
$9.31
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$813
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$4774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$2698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$92.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$26.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$8.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$51.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$15187

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1224
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1028
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1022
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1042
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1043
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1054
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$998
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1143
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$986
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1027
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1064
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1136
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1049
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1068
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1045
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1064
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$990
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1101
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1556
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1069
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1002