Chiba vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$524
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$4672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
975K
2.3M

The cost of living in Chiba is 45% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4480th and 1258th ($1244 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1108th 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 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 814th and 82nd 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
$6.13
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$5.52
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$22908

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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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$2101
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$2080
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$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
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$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156