Chiba vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$569
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
97
😀 Quality of life
81
75
🏙️ Population
975K
18.7M

The cost of living in Chiba is 65% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4599th and 6838th ($1251 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 723rd and 2100th 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
$5.83
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$14783

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677