Canberra vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2049
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4563
$3154
🏠 One person rent
$1259
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$970
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3539
$1644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
30
91
😀 Quality of life
85
78
🏙️ Population
381K
975K

The cost of living in Canberra is 55% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 1878th and 4483rd ($2049 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 29th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Canberra compared to 1.2 months in Chiba. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Chiba ranked 73rd in Japan, while ranked 402nd and 862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.55
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1375
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2250
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7236
$5753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4835
$4154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.24
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.18
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.35
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.1
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1747
$283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13277
$13826

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$1654
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1479
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1457
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1578
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1507
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1617
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2313
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1879
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2619
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2160
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1659
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1758
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1671
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1829
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1806
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1710
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1701
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1724
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1656
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1688
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1341
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2297
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1759
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1712
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1739
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1683
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1705
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2043
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1421
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1613
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1187
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1766
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1989
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1690
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1786
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1703
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1759
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1840
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2146
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1553

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1124
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1133
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1130
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1122
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1184
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1093
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1121
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1094
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1083
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1075
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1128
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1056
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1079
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1044
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1092
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1058
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1087
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1176
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1061
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1101
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1060
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1138
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1072
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1059
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1096
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1273
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1078
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1439
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1723
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1134
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1087
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1073