Cost of living comparison

 Acapulco, Mexico
compared to
 Chiba, Japan
Chiba vs. Acapulco Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 49.7% more expensive than Acapulco.

Restaurants
pay 38.1% less in Chiba
Groceries
pay 70.3% more in Chiba
Transportation
pay 10.6% less in Chiba
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.3% more in Chiba
Clothing
pay 2.2 times more in Chiba

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Chiba are more expensive than in Acapulco. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Chiba. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Chiba.

Chiba vs. Acapulco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiba instead of Acapulco, you would:

pay 38.1% less for restaurants

 
Acapulco
Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$200.93
$6.51
¥973
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.19
MX$165.77
$4.72
¥705
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
MX$37.50
$1.04
¥156

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pay 70.3% more for groceries

 
Acapulco
Chiba
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.85
¥276
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.24
MX$25.12
$4.74
¥707
Milk (1 gallon) $2.82
MX$57.05
$5.45
¥814

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pay 10.6% less for transportation

 
Acapulco
Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.59
MX$92.85
$4.10
¥612
Monthly public transit pass ?? $104.21
¥15,562
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $21,767.76
¥3,250,470

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Acapulco
Chiba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.82
MX$502.34
$31.92
¥4,766
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $455.03
MX$9,209.52
$581.86
¥86,887
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $257.96
MX$5,220.96
$390.80
¥58,357

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Acapulco
Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $264.88
¥39,553
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $11,724.11
¥1,750,702

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pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Acapulco
Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.02
MX$61.08
$1.79
¥267
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.42
MX$28.73
$2.71
¥405
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.91
¥584

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Acapulco
Chiba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$14.89
MX$301.40
$37.99
¥5,674
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$14.89
MX$301.40
$27.68
¥4,134
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $57.86
¥8,640

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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