Chiba vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$548
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$958
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
975K
13.9M

The cost of living in Chiba is 84% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4299th and 6956th ($1267 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 64th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 625th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Tianjin

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Chiba Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.88
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616