Chiba vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$569
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$1300
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
22
😀 Quality of life
81
70
🏙️ Population
975K
1.41M

The cost of living in Chiba is 6% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4599th and 4743rd ($1251 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 723rd and 4114th 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
$5.83
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$5508

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987