Chiba vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$569
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$882
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
975K
11.9M

The cost of living in Chiba is 52% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4599th and 6563rd ($1251 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 723rd and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$28925

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753