Chiba vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$524
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$3275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
77
97
🏙️ Population
975K
1.08M

The cost of living in Chiba is 33% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4480th and 2308th ($1244 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 19th 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 1.8 months in Cologne. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 814th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Cologne

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Chiba Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$16860

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861