Chiba vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$524
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$4357
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
77
100
🏙️ Population
975K
5.03M

The cost of living in Chiba is 48% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4480th and 923rd ($1244 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 4th in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 814th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Melbourne

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Chiba Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$8.61
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$21306

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913