Chiba vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiba	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3327	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$524	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1636	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	73
😀 Quality of life	77	65
🏙️ Population	975K	1.85M

The cost of living in Chiba is 55% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4480th and 6428th ($1244 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 4th in Japan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Japan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 814th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Manila

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	Chiba	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.9	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1057	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.02%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5029	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3186	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.5	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12540	$14739

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1145
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1055
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1061
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1076
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1080
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1047
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1090
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1106
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$1009
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1063
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1052
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1029
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1077
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1641
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1085
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1033

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442