Chiba vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$1113
🏠 One person rent
$569
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$190
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
81
58
🏙️ Population
975K
1.62M

The cost of living in Chiba is 157% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4599th and 8757th ($1251 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 40th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 723rd and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$2330

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9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$422
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$409
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$471
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$482
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$456
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$478
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$447
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$523
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$488
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$440
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$413
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$409
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$551
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$384
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$457
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$534
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$490
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$470
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$561
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$555
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$400
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$699
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$665
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$517
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$511
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1134
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$834
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$489
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$429
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$459
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$402
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$470
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$390
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$413