Chiba vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$524
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$758
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
61
😀 Quality of life
77
53
🏙️ Population
975K
9.4M

The cost of living in Chiba is 70% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4480th and 6747th ($1244 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 63rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 814th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$12898

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Cities near Chiba

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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538