Chiba vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$524
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
77
63
🏙️ Population
975K
527K

The cost of living in Chiba is 58% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4480th and 6502nd ($1244 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Japan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Japan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 814th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$4291

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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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191