Chiba vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$524
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$4007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
77
88
🏙️ Population
975K
7.41M

The cost of living in Chiba is 55% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4480th and 379th ($1244 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 814th and 205th 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
$6.13
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$22381

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623