Chiba vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$524
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$1634
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
52
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
975K
791K

The cost of living in Chiba is 12% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4480th and 4902nd ($1244 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 146th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Ranked 70th vs 578th best cities to live in Japan, and 814th vs 3769th 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
$6.13
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$15392

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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

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046