Cost of living comparison
Chiba is 36.8% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.4% more in Chiba
- Groceries
-
pay 97.3% more in Chiba
- Transportation
-
pay 80.9% more in Chiba
- Housing
-
pay 26.6% more in Chiba
- Childcare
-
pay 37.0% more in Chiba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.5% more in Chiba
- Clothing
-
pay 13.8% less in Chiba
The cost of groceries, transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Chiba are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Chiba.
If you lived in Chiba instead of Lima, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN18.95
|
$6.51
¥944
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.10
|
$4.72
¥684
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.00
|
$1.04
¥151
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.84
|
$0.78
¥113
|
|
pay 97.3% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.79
|
$1.85
¥267
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.30
|
$4.74
¥686
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN17.96
|
$5.45
¥790
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.81
|
$1.45
¥210
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.15
|
$2.68
¥389
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.17
|
$2.29
¥332
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.83
|
$1.11
¥160
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.74
|
$1.34
¥195
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.90
|
$1.95
¥282
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.94
|
$1.28
¥185
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.73
|
$1.55
¥225
|
|
pay 80.9% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.53
|
$4.10
¥594
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN86.48
|
$104.21
¥15,097
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN83,982.27
|
$21,767.76
¥3,153,386
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN73.03
|
$23.53
¥3,408
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN96.31
|
$31.92
¥4,623
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,086.84
|
$581.86
¥84,292
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,318.66
|
$390.80
¥56,614
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN159.55
|
$78.16
¥11,323
|
|
pay 37.0% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN774.72
|
$264.88
¥38,372
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,346.42
|
$11,724.11
¥1,698,413
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.69
|
$1.79
¥259
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.50
|
$2.71
¥393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.22
|
$3.91
¥566
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN110.64
|
$52.11
¥7,548
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN28.83
|
$9.12
¥1,321
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN155.15
|
$37.99
¥5,504
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN126.83
|
$27.68
¥4,010
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN308.93
|
$57.86
¥8,382
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN342.08
|
$102.91
¥14,908
|
|
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