Chiba vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$548
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
975K
2.33M

The cost of living in Chiba is 45% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4299th and 6171st ($1267 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 625th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.88
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.2
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1231
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1067
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1164
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1055
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1070
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1094
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1071
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1081
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1071
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1080
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1047
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1066
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1249
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1077
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443