Chiba vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$569
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
975K
7.41M

The cost of living in Chiba is 54% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4599th and 532nd ($1251 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 723rd and 548th 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
$5.83
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$22102

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598