Chiba vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$548
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$3148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
975K
1.09M

The cost of living in Chiba is 27% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4299th and 2551st ($1267 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 24th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 625th and 12th 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
$5.88
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$4.67
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$15595

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ChibaCologne

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1231
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1067
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1164
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1055
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1070
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1094
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1071
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1081
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1071
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1080
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1047
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1066
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1249
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1077
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772