Chiba vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$4283
🏠 One person rent
$569
$1132
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$2002
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$3299
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
17
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
975K
216K

The cost of living in Chiba is 33% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4599th and 2432nd ($1251 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 723rd and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Wellington

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Chiba Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$12047

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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
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1838
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1743
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1254
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1252
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1379
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1396
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1425
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1480
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1237
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1493
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1638
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1423
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1312
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1383
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1612
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1678
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1847
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1499
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1678
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1716
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1961
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1536
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1461
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1250
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2086
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1811