Chiba vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$488
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$1705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
975K
1.42M

The cost of living in Chiba is 3% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4542nd and 4635th ($1161 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 2nd in Japan and Oman, respectively. Check Japan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 520th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1224
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1028
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1022
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1042
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1043
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1054
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$998
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1143
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$986
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1027
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1064
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1136
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1049
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1068
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1045
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1064
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$990
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1101
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1556
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1069
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1002

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
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$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646