Chiba vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$569
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
7
😀 Quality of life
81
66
🏙️ Population
975K
133K

The cost of living in Chiba is 5% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4599th and 4439th ($1251 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 0.7 months in Male. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 723rd and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$3575

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9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
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$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016

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$1445
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$344
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$308
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$279
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$253
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$270
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$300
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$382
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$351
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$296
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$590
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$646
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$356
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$626
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$512
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$469
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$420
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$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
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$347
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$321
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$310
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$326
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$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
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$275
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$346
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$295
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$400
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$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
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$327