Chiba vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$488
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$3220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
975K
579K

The cost of living in Chiba is 24% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4542nd and 3358th ($1161 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 247th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 520th and 32nd 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
$5.38
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1224
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1028
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1022
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1042
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1043
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1054
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$998
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1143
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$986
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1027
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1064
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1136
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1049
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1068
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1045
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1064
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$990
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1101
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1556
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1069
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1002

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410