Chiba vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$488
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
975K
2.6M

The cost of living in Chiba is 0.7% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4542nd and 4516th ($1161 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 520th and 209th 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
$5.38
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1224
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1028
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1022
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1042
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1043
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1054
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$998
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1143
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$986
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1027
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1064
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1136
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1049
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1068
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1045
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1064
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$990
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1101
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1556
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1069
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1002

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589