Chiba vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$566
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
975K
1.33M

The cost of living in Chiba is 18% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4647th and 5151st ($1263 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 152nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Ranked 38th vs 64th best cities to live in Japan, and 943rd vs 1177th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Saitama

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Chiba Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$15321

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Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102