Chiba vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$3513
🏠 One person rent
$548
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1216
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$2980
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
975K
587K

The cost of living in Chiba is 12% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4299th and 3685th ($1267 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 413th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 625th and 33rd 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
$5.88
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.2
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$8902

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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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448