Chiba vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$548
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$1294
😷 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 64% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4299th and 6548th ($1267 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 31st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 625th and 1055th 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
$5.88
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1231
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1067
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1164
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1055
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1070
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1094
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1071
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1081
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1071
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1080
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1047
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1066
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1249
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1077
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
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
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650