Chiba vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$548
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
79
69
🏙️ Population
975K
10.5M

The cost of living in Chiba is 93% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4299th and 7169th ($1267 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 97th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 625th and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.88
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$20945

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598