Chiba vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1232
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$548
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$942
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
975K
9.4M

The cost of living in Chiba is 87% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4681st and 7558th ($1232 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Chiba ranked 47th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 903rd and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Ningbo

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Chiba Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$696
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1141
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4461
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3779
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.1
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13106
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1083
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1086
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1073
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1119
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1039
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1094
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1010
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1034
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1074
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1084
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$999
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1044
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1013
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1108
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1038
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1064
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1037
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1090
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1028
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1075
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1358
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1679
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1034

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538