Chiba vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$566
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
91
41
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
975K
2.43M

The cost of living in Chiba is 14% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4647th and 5028th ($1263 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 4th in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1 months in Mecca. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 943rd and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Mecca

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Chiba Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514