Cost of living comparison
Chiba is 38.2% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.7% less in Chiba
- Groceries
-
pay 9.0% less in Chiba
- Transportation
-
pay 18.1% less in Chiba
- Housing
-
pay 46.0% less in Chiba
- Childcare
-
pay 45.8% less in Chiba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.2% less in Chiba
- Clothing
-
pay 45.8% less in Chiba
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Chiba.
If you lived in Chiba instead of Paris, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$6.51
¥960
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.00
|
$4.72
¥696
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.50
|
$1.04
¥154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.53
|
$0.78
¥115
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.72
|
$1.85
¥272
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.61
|
$4.74
¥698
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.62
|
$5.45
¥804
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.15
|
$1.45
¥214
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.41
|
$2.68
¥395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.35
|
$2.29
¥337
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$1.11
¥163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.28
|
$1.34
¥198
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.52
|
$1.95
¥287
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.94
|
$1.28
¥188
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.03
|
$1.55
¥229
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.55
|
$4.10
¥604
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€79.22
|
$104.21
¥15,360
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€27,965.25
|
$21,767.76
¥3,208,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.25
|
$23.53
¥3,468
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€28.79
|
$31.92
¥4,704
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,169.68
|
$581.86
¥85,761
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€904.58
|
$390.80
¥57,601
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€161.15
|
$78.16
¥11,520
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€646.98
|
$264.88
¥39,041
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€13,638.79
|
$11,724.11
¥1,728,028
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.42
|
$1.79
¥264
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.69
|
$2.71
¥400
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.46
|
$3.91
¥576
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€31.21
|
$52.11
¥7,680
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.92
|
$9.12
¥1,344
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€88.81
|
$37.99
¥5,600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€39.84
|
$27.68
¥4,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€95.42
|
$57.86
¥8,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€127.45
|
$102.91
¥15,168
|
|
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