Chiba vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1232
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$548
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$942
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
975K
1.54M

The cost of living in Chiba is 9% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4681st and 4406th ($1232 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 15th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 47th vs 4th best cities to live in Japan, and 903rd vs 35th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Kawasaki

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Chiba Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$696
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1141
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4461
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3779
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.1
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13106
$14111

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Cities near Chiba

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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102