Chiba vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$524
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$3703
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
88
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
975K
488K

The cost of living in Chiba is 45% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4480th and 1263rd ($1244 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 814th and 40th 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
$6.13
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$7.44
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$23136

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Cities near Chiba

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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767