Chiba vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$569
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
5
😀 Quality of life
81
42
🏙️ Population
975K
115K

The cost of living in Chiba is 198% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4599th and 8940th ($1251 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 723rd and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289