Chiba vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$566
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$563
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$2549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
975K
1.2M

The cost of living in Chiba is 44% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 4647th and 6460th ($1263 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 874th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Ranked 38th vs 5th best cities to live in Japan, and 943rd vs 88th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Hiroshima

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Chiba Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$1629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$3517

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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 Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934