Chiba vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2167
🏠 One person rent
$488
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$1871
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
58
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
975K
738K

The cost of living in Chiba is 31% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 4542nd and 6050th ($1161 vs $886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 832nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 2.1 months in Kumamoto. Ranked 43rd vs 325th best cities to live in Japan, and 520th vs 2098th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Kumamoto

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Chiba Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$3332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$47.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$8419

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Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1224
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1028
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1022
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1042
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1043
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1054
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$998
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1143
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$986
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1027
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1064
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1136
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1049
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1068
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1045
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1064
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$990
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1101
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1556
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1069
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1002

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932