Chiba vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$548
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$3804
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
79
88
🏙️ Population
975K
7.41M

The cost of living in Chiba is 54% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4299th and 427th ($1267 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 625th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Hong Kong

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Chiba Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.88
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$22706

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ChibaHong Kong

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1231
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1067
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1164
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1055
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1070
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1094
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1071
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1081
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1071
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1080
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1047
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1066
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1249
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1077
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598