Chiba vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$524
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
77
69
🏙️ Population
975K
10.5M

The cost of living in Chiba is 84% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4480th and 7055th ($1244 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 814th and 3115th 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
$6.13
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623