Chiba vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chiba Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$566
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$6864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
82
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
975K
449K

The cost of living in Chiba is 67% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4647th and 13th ($1263 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 3rd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 943rd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chiba vs Zurich

Prices for goods and services in Chiba and Zurich are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chiba Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$9.85
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$38.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$24322

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chiba

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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171