Chiba vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$548
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
79
53
🏙️ Population
975K
9.4M

The cost of living in Chiba is 79% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4299th and 6849th ($1267 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 51st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 625th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.88
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.2
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$12465

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Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1231
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1067
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1164
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1055
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1070
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1094
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1071
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1081
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1071
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1080
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1047
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1066
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1249
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1077
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522