Chiba vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$488
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$1013
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
975K
11.9M

The cost of living in Chiba is 40% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4542nd and 6270th ($1161 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 520th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Hangzhou

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Chiba Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$26569

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740