Chiba vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$524
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$2645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
77
82
🏙️ Population
975K
1.54M

The cost of living in Chiba is 5% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4480th and 4637th ($1244 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 52nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 70th vs 12th best cities to live in Japan, and 814th vs 452nd 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
$6.13
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$13952

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Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102