Chiba vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1232
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$548
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$942
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
975K
2.43M

The cost of living in Chiba is 1% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4681st and 4646th ($1232 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Chiba ranked 47th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 903rd and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Taipei

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Chiba Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$696
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1141
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4461
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3779
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.1
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13106
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1083
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1086
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1073
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1119
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1039
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1094
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1010
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1034
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1074
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1084
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$999
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1044
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1013
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1108
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1038
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1064
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1037
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1090
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1028
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1075
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1358
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1679
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1034

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612