Chiba vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$524
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
975K
2.6M

The cost of living in Chiba is 7% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4480th and 4715th ($1244 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 814th and 311th 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
$6.13
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605