Chiba vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$488
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
975K
13.9M

The cost of living in Chiba is 69% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4542nd and 6886th ($1161 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 104th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 520th and 1662nd 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
$5.38
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1224
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1028
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1022
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1042
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1043
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1054
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$998
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1143
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$986
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1027
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1064
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1136
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1049
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1068
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1045
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1064
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$990
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1101
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1556
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1069
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1002

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600