Chiba vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$569
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$223
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
55
😀 Quality of life
81
62
🏙️ Population
975K
2.11M

The cost of living in Chiba is 169% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4599th and 8825th ($1251 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 48th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 723rd and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Medan

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Chiba Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$10637

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$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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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534