Chiba vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$566
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
975K
2.35M

The cost of living in Chiba is 34% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4647th and 6085th ($1263 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 943rd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Taoyuan

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Chiba Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464