Chiba vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$488
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
81
😀 Quality of life
79
84
🏙️ Population
975K
2.73M

The cost of living in Chiba is 25% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4542nd and 5786th ($1161 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 520th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$12618

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Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1224
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1028
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1022
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1042
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1043
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1054
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$998
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1143
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$986
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1027
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1064
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1136
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1049
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1068
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1045
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1064
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$990
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1101
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1556
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1069
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1002

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655