Chiba vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$488
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
975K
12.7M

The cost of living in Chiba is 14% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4542nd and 5170th ($1161 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 520th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Suzhou

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Chiba Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645