Chiba vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$566
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
975K
18.7M

The cost of living in Chiba is 61% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4647th and 6835th ($1263 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 32nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 943rd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Guangzhou

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Chiba Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694