Chiba vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1232
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$548
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$942
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
78
88
🏙️ Population
975K
2.71M

The cost of living in Chiba is 27% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4681st and 5770th ($1232 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Chiba ranked 47th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 903rd and 281st 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
$5.55
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$696
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1141
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4461
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3779
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.1
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13106
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1083
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1086
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1073
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1119
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1039
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1094
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1010
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1034
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1074
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1084
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$999
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1044
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1013
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1108
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1038
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1064
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1037
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1090
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1028
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1075
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1358
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1679
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1034

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617