Chiba vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1232
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$548
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$942
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$847
😷 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 77% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4681st and 7308th ($1232 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 67th 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 47th best city to live in Japan vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 903rd and 3241st 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
$5.55
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$696
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1141
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4461
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3779
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.1
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13106
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1083
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1086
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1073
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1119
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1039
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1094
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1010
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1034
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1074
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1084
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$999
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1044
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1013
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1108
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1038
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1064
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1037
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1090
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1028
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1075
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1358
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1679
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1034

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620