Chiba vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$569
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
975K
12.7M

The cost of living in Chiba is 62% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4599th and 6778th ($1251 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 723rd and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$15339

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610