Chiba vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$524
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
81
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
975K
2.73M

The cost of living in Chiba is 33% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4480th and 6046th ($1244 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 814th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Kaohsiung

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Chiba Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$12438

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643