Chiba vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$488
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
97
😀 Quality of life
79
75
🏙️ Population
975K
18.7M

The cost of living in Chiba is 56% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4542nd and 6607th ($1161 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 54th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 520th and 955th 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
$5.38
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$18235

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Cities near Chiba

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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620