Chiba vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$569
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
975K
10.5M

The cost of living in Chiba is 89% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4599th and 7341st ($1251 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 723rd and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598