Chiba vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$488
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
79
71
🏙️ Population
975K
10.5M

The cost of living in Chiba is 97% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4542nd and 7769th ($1161 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 350th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 520th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1224
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1028
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1022
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1042
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1043
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1054
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$998
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1143
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$986
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1027
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1064
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1136
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1049
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1068
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1045
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1064
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$990
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1101
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1556
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1069
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1002

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611