Chiba vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$569
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
975K
3.03M

The cost of living in Chiba is 24% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4599th and 5518th ($1251 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 723rd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$19915

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Cities near Chiba

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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650