Chiba vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1232
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$548
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$942
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$1083
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
41
😀 Quality of life
78
57
🏙️ Population
975K
2.43M

The cost of living in Chiba is 20% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4681st and 5338th ($1232 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca. Chiba ranked 47th best city to live in Japan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 903rd and 6151st 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
$5.55
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$696
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1141
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4461
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3779
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.1
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13106
$4518

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1083
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1086
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1073
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1119
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1039
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1094
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1010
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1034
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1074
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1084
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$999
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1044
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1013
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1108
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1038
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1064
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1037
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1090
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1028
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1075
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1358
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1679
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1034

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497