Chiba vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$566
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$1462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
58
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
975K
788K

The cost of living in Chiba is 27% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 4647th and 5724th ($1263 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 492nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Ranked 38th vs 13th best cities to live in Japan, and 943rd vs 398th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Hamamatsu

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Chiba Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$16739

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Cities near Chiba

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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941