Chiba vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$524
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
975K
2.33M

The cost of living in Chiba is 43% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4480th and 6227th ($1244 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 814th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$13630

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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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691