Chiba vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$524
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$3234
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
975K
585K

The cost of living in Chiba is 18% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4480th and 3595th ($1244 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 371st in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 814th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Essen

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Chiba Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$9380

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431