Chiba vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$488
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$828
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
61
😀 Quality of life
79
56
🏙️ Population
975K
9.4M

The cost of living in Chiba is 71% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4542nd and 6976th ($1161 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 122nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 520th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$9922

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524