Chiba vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$524
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
75
😀 Quality of life
77
58
🏙️ Population
975K
4.5M

The cost of living in Chiba is 205% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4480th and 8957th ($1244 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 26th in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 814th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$1751

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311