Cost of living comparison
Chiba is 24.5% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 85.5% more in Chiba
- Groceries
-
pay 46.6% more in Chiba
- Transportation
-
pay 55.9% more in Chiba
- Housing
-
pay 38.8% more in Chiba
- Childcare
-
pay 34.6% less in Chiba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.9% less in Chiba
- Clothing
-
pay 20.1% less in Chiba
The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in Chiba are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chiba. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Chiba.
If you lived in Chiba instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 85.5% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB97.17
|
$6.51
¥927
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB194.33
|
$4.72
¥672
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.54
|
$1.04
¥148
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.73
|
$0.78
¥111
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB50.78
|
$1.85
¥263
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB391.60
|
$4.74
¥674
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB244.12
|
$5.45
¥776
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB75.79
|
$1.45
¥207
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB43.85
|
$2.68
¥382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB49.08
|
$2.29
¥326
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.23
|
$1.11
¥158
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB34.53
|
$1.34
¥191
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.84
|
$1.95
¥277
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.77
|
$1.28
¥182
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.76
|
$1.55
¥221
|
|
pay 55.9% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB148.95
|
$4.10
¥584
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,311.73
|
$104.21
¥14,839
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,846,145.10
|
$21,767.76
¥3,099,575
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB344.94
|
$23.53
¥3,350
|
|
pay 38.8% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB512.36
|
$31.92
¥4,545
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,056.98
|
$581.86
¥82,853
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,069.88
|
$390.80
¥55,648
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,245.95
|
$78.16
¥11,130
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,102.71
|
$264.88
¥37,717
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB440,023.45
|
$11,724.11
¥1,669,430
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB77.73
|
$1.79
¥255
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB86.18
|
$2.71
¥386
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB140.16
|
$3.91
¥556
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,820.56
|
$52.11
¥7,420
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB242.91
|
$9.12
¥1,298
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,843.58
|
$37.99
¥5,410
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,162.12
|
$27.68
¥3,942
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,238.82
|
$57.86
¥8,239
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,072.86
|
$102.91
¥14,654
|
|
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