Chiba vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiba	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3327	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$524	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1636	$742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	91	7
😀 Quality of life	77	53
🏙️ Population	975K	77.6K

The cost of living in Chiba is 26% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4480th and 5798th ($1244 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 814th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Phuket

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	Chiba	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.9	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1057	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.02%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5029	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3186	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12540	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892