Chiba vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3154
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$600
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$970
$721
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1644
$1376
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
975K
1.98M

The cost of living in Chiba is 51% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 4483rd and 6363rd ($1320 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Japan and Malaysia, respectively. Check Japan vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Chiba compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Chiba ranked 73rd best city to live in Japan vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 862nd and 833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Kuala Lumpur

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Chiba Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$4.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1128
$930
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$776
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5753
$3074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4154
$1500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$283
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13826
$9472

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1124
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1133
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1130
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1122
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1184
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1093
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1121
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1094
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1083
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1075
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1128
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1056
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1079
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1044
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1092
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1058
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1087
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1176
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1061
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1101
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1060
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1138
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1072
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1059
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1096
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1273
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1078
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1439
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1723
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1134
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1087
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1073

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$792
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$685
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$589
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$611
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$708
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$631
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$694
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$651
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$761
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$544
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$656
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$554
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$784
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$500
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$552
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$777
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$599
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$472
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$646
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$538
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$540
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$483
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$680
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$789
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$626
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3226
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2932
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$528
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$479
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$555
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$469
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$517
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$513
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$568
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$459
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$594
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$754