Cost of living comparison
Chiba is 39.5% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.7% less in Chiba
- Groceries
-
pay 82.5% more in Chiba
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Chiba
- Housing
-
pay 46.9% more in Chiba
- Childcare
-
pay 27.4% more in Chiba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.7% less in Chiba
- Clothing
-
pay 17.0% less in Chiba
The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, and childcare in Chiba are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Chiba. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Chiba.
If you lived in Chiba instead of Quito, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$6.51
¥976
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$4.72
¥708
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.04
¥156
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.78
¥117
|
|
pay 82.5% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.85
¥277
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.74
¥710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$5.45
¥817
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$1.45
¥217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.68
¥402
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$2.29
¥343
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.11
¥166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.34
¥201
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.95
¥292
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.28
¥191
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.55
¥232
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.10
¥614
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$104.21
¥15,616
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$21,767.76
¥3,261,789
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$23.53
¥3,525
|
|
pay 46.9% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$31.92
¥4,782
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$581.86
¥87,189
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$390.80
¥58,560
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$78.16
¥11,712
|
|
pay 27.4% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$264.88
¥39,691
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$11,724.11
¥1,756,798
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.79
¥268
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.71
¥407
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.91
¥586
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$52.11
¥7,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$9.12
¥1,366
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$37.99
¥5,693
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$27.68
¥4,148
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$57.86
¥8,670
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$102.91
¥15,421
|
|
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