Chiba vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$569
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$1313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
81
85
🏙️ Population
975K
2.73M

The cost of living in Chiba is 25% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4599th and 5567th ($1251 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 723rd and 461st 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
$5.83
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$12260

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Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600