Chiba vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1232
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$548
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$942
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$3514
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
88
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
975K
488K

The cost of living in Chiba is 46% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4681st and 1307th ($1232 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 38th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Chiba ranked 47th best city to live in Japan vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 903rd and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Edinburgh

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Chiba Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$696
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1141
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4461
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3779
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13106
$25458

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Cities near Chiba

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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820