Chiba vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$566
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
54
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
975K
791K

The cost of living in Chiba is 23% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4647th and 5487th ($1263 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 361st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Ranked 38th vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 943rd vs 2415th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Niigata

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Chiba Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$16483

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Cities near Chiba

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

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032