Chiba vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$524
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
97
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
975K
18.7M

The cost of living in Chiba is 63% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4480th and 6602nd ($1244 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 814th and 1036th 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
$6.13
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671