Chiba vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$548
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$2537
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
79
81
🏙️ Population
975K
1.54M

The cost of living in Chiba is 1% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4299th and 4340th ($1267 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 26th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 2 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 19th vs 13th best cities to live in Japan, and 625th vs 497th 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
$5.88
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.44
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$15204

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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

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116