Chiba vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chiba Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$488
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
975K
17.5M

The cost of living in Chiba is 24% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4542nd and 5744th ($1161 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 16th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 520th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chiba vs Shenzhen infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chiba vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Chiba and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chiba Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$24305

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1224
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1028
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1022
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1042
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1043
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1054
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$998
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1143
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$986
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1027
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1064
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1136
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1049
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1068
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1045
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1064
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$990
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1101
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1556
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1069
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1002

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584