Chiba vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chiba	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3095	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$488	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$962	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1880	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	79	98
🏙️ Population	975K	8.91M

The cost of living in Chiba is 65% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4542nd and 38th ($1161 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.2 months in London. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 520th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs London

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	Chiba	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$813	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4774	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2698	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.3	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.66	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908