Chiba vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$488
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$1784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
91
41
😀 Quality of life
79
54
🏙️ Population
975K
1.68M

The cost of living in Chiba is 13% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4542nd and 5103rd ($1161 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 5th in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 520th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$4708

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490