Chiba vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$566
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
75
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
975K
1.96M

The cost of living in Chiba is 13% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4647th and 4988th ($1263 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 79th 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 Sapporo. Ranked 38th vs 110th best cities to live in Japan, and 943rd vs 1640th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Sapporo

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Chiba Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070