Chiba vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$566
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$1582
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
975K
935K

The cost of living in Chiba is 16% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 4647th and 5098th ($1263 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 126th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Ranked 38th vs 9th best cities to live in Japan, and 943rd vs 255th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Kitakyushu

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Chiba Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$3.16
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$5224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$2206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$33.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$68.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$12673

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Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914