Chiba vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$566
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
67
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
975K
10.5M

The cost of living in Chiba is 90% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4647th and 7469th ($1263 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 89th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 943rd and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Dongguan

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Chiba Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608