Chiba vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$548
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$1264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
975K
2.73M

The cost of living in Chiba is 32% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4299th and 5750th ($1267 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 625th and 417th 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
$5.88
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.2
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$10905

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1231
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1067
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1164
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1055
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1070
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1094
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1071
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1081
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1071
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1080
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1047
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1066
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1249
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1077
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601