Chiba vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$548
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$326
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
74
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
975K
3.01M

The cost of living in Chiba is 131% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4299th and 8233rd ($1267 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 15th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 625th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.88
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$2.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$5490

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1231
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1067
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1164
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1055
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1070
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1094
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1071
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1081
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1071
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1080
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1047
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1066
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1249
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1077
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$505
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$510
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$410
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$614
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$365
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$464
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$453
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$486
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$417
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$421
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$493
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$408
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1267
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$845
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$497
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$480
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$355
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$474
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$490
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$521
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$460
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$469
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$545
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$475
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$500
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$563
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$518
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$513
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$385
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$701
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$597
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$558
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$492
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$488
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$525
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$606
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$508