Chiba vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$569
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$2042
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$4580
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
975K
2.3M

The cost of living in Chiba is 44% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4599th and 1375th ($1251 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1186th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 2 months in Houston. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 723rd and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Houston

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Chiba Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$6.31
 Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$23708

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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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22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2240
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2177
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2216
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2229
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2094
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2155
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2308
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2376
41 km or 25 mi League
$2110
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2095
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2209
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2730
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2067
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1828
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1948
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2020
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1592
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1900
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1993
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1881
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1883
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2029
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1975
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1493
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2196
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2416
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2148
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2136
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2222
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2188
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2215
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2221
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2210
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2241
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2279
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2233