Chiba vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$566
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$1243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
23
😀 Quality of life
78
69
🏙️ Population
975K
1.41M

The cost of living in Chiba is 8% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4647th and 4849th ($1263 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 3rd 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 Medina. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 943rd and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Medina

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Chiba Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$5515

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010