Budapest vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$3033
🏠 One person rent
$707
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$1995
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
82
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
975K

The cost of living in Budapest is 10% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 4312th and 4599th ($1377 vs $1251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 1.6 months in Chiba. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chiba ranked 26th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 723rd 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
$10.6
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$5524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$78.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$6.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$18267

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016