Chiba vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$569
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
75
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
975K
3.01M

The cost of living in Chiba is 127% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4599th and 8275th ($1251 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 14th 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 723rd and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$9160

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Mojokerto
$413
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$457
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$409
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$470
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$384
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$447
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$440
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$456
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$409
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$422
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$488
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1134
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$834
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$489
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$482
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$402
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$478
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$488
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$523
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$459
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$470
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$490
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$561
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$555
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$400
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$699
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$588
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$567
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$665
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$517
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$511
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$523
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$598
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$502