Chiba vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$524
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
77
79
🏙️ Population
975K
17.7M

The cost of living in Chiba is 30% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4480th and 5948th ($1244 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 13th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 814th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618