Chiba vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1322
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3175
$4729
🏠 One person rent
$601
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$990
$1848
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$546
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1658
$3112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
975K
1.09M

The cost of living in Chiba is 33% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4480th and 2071st ($1322 vs $1978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 13th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.6 months in Cologne. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 852nd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$69.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$1100
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$855
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1113
$2007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5844
$7106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$6155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$3.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.8
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$970
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13826
$19404

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1127
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1134
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1126
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1181
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1092
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1123
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1068
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1084
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1078
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1133
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1101
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1109
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1056
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1074
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1109
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1076
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1043
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1095
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1063
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1141
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1097
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1181
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1060
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1100
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1060
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1137
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1076
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1100
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1271
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1083
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1441
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1137
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1086
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1073

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1752
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2013
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1740
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1714
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1749
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1720
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1742
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1719
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1702
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1763
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1738
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1693
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1757
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1700
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1738
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1694
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1678
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1697
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1683
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1704
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1847
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1774
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1667
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1687
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1670
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1650
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1681
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1628
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1691
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1578
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1661
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1672
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1654
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1654
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1655
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$2017