Chiba vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiba	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3327	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$524	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1636	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	72
😀 Quality of life	77	58
🏙️ Population	975K	4.43M

The cost of living in Chiba is 15% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4480th and 5069th ($1244 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 3rd in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 814th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Johannesburg

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	Chiba	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.9	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1057	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.02%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5029	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3186	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.5	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12540	$5865

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Cities near Chiba

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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045