Chiba vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$569
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$3571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
81
96
🏙️ Population
975K
587K

The cost of living in Chiba is 17% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4599th and 3903rd ($1251 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 529th 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 2.4 months in Essen. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 723rd and 24th 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
$5.83
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575