Chiba vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$548
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
975K
1.33M

The cost of living in Chiba is 6% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4299th and 4495th ($1267 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 42nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Ranked 19th vs 46th best cities to live in Japan, and 625th vs 748th 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
$5.88
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.33
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$14676

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ChibaSaitama

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1231
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1067
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1164
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1055
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1070
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1094
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1071
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1081
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1071
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1080
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1047
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1066
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1249
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1077
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125