Chiba vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$548
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$1146
😷 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 46% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4299th and 6198th ($1267 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 18th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 625th and 3351st 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
$5.88
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$17431

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613