Cost of living comparison
Chiba is 32.8% more expensive than Acapulco.
If you lived in Chiba instead of Acapulco, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
|
Acapulco
|
Chiba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.54
MX$125.19
|
$5.78
¥900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
MX$133.08
|
$4.50
¥700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
MX$34.59
|
$0.92
¥143
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
MX$19.10
|
$0.72
¥113
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
|
Acapulco
|
Chiba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
MX$24.64
|
$1.43
¥223
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
MX$36.97
|
$1.61
¥250
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
MX$78.74
|
$5.03
¥782
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
MX$30.76
|
$1.61
¥250
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
MX$46.20
|
$1.60
¥250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
MX$26.73
|
$1.49
¥232
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$14.40
|
$1.05
¥163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$13.71
|
$1.24
¥192
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
MX$19.99
|
$1.31
¥204
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
MX$21.63
|
$0.95
¥147
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
MX$17.12
|
$0.95
¥147
|
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Acapulco
|
Chiba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
MX$97.05
|
$4.04
¥630
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.90
MX$147.87
|
$89.94
¥14,002
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,720.15
MX$410,567.11
|
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.96
MX$364.73
|
$23.77
¥3,701
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
|
Acapulco
|
Chiba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.57
MX$657.18
|
$27.63
¥4,301
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.07
MX$9,036.20
|
$449.72
¥70,011
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.26
MX$4,704.57
|
$353.35
¥55,008
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.09
MX$665.88
|
$77.10
¥12,002
|
|
pay 47.9% more for childcare
|
Acapulco
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.71
MX$1,971.53
|
$175.61
¥27,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,564.30
¥1,800,272
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Acapulco
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.24
MX$53.87
|
$2.09
¥325
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
MX$33.27
|
$2.46
¥383
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.36
MX$72.45
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.16
MX$517.53
|
$57.82
¥9,001
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
MX$73.93
|
$6.42
¥1,000
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
|
Acapulco
|
Chiba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.43
MX$870.76
|
$32.12
¥5,001
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.64
MX$542.17
|
$25.70
¥4,001
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.26
MX$1,133.63
|
$38.55
¥6,001
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.39
MX$936.48
|
$51.40
¥8,001
|
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