Chiba vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$524
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
975K
12.7M

The cost of living in Chiba is 22% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4480th and 5553rd ($1244 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 814th and 3798th 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
$6.13
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$26560

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645