Cost of living comparison

Georgia

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Japan

Chiba vs. Batumi Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 21.7% more expensive than Batumi.

Restaurants: pay 42.1% less in Chiba
Groceries: pay 62.9% more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 17.1% more in Chiba
Housing: pay 36.0% more in Chiba
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% more in Chiba
Clothing: pay 35.3% less in Chiba

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Chiba are more expensive than in Batumi. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Chiba. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Chiba.

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Chiba vs. Batumi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiba instead of Batumi, you would:

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pay 42.1% less for restaurants

	Batumi	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.65 GEL30.23	$6.33 ¥1,003	-45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.26 GEL29.23	$4.74 ¥752	-57.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 GEL2.56	$1.01 ¥160	+2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 GEL1.50	$0.76 ¥120	+31.7%
Average			-42.1%

Batumi vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.9% more for groceries

	Batumi	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.89	$1.70 ¥269	+133.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 GEL12.82	$5.18 ¥821	+4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.04 GEL20.85	$5.37 ¥851	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 GEL7.03	$1.41 ¥223	-48.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 GEL7.17	$2.75 ¥436	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.78	$2.58 ¥409	+275.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 GEL2.37	$1.26 ¥199	+37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.57	$1.31 ¥207	+115.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GEL2.56	$1.89 ¥300	+91.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GEL1.09	$1.17 ¥185	+177.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.72	$1.18 ¥188	+327.0%
Average			+62.9%

Batumi vs. Chiba - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.1% more for transportation

	Batumi	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 GEL14.41	$4.11 ¥651	-26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.65 GEL30.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,922.33 GEL41,318.45	$21,434.36 ¥3M	+34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.45 GEL16.73	$24.67 ¥3,910	+282.7%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 36.0% more for housing

	Batumi	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 GEL41.82	$15.82 ¥2,506	-1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.91 GEL1,315.42	$861.99 ¥137K	+70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.30 GEL973.91	$485.25 ¥76,899	+29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.91 GEL158.07	$58.37 ¥9,249	-4.2%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Batumi	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$298.60 GEL774.86	$632.30 ¥100K	+111.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,186.89 GEL8,269.99	$9,869.42 ¥2M	+209.7%
Average			+156.1%

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pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Batumi	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 GEL4.79	$1.90 ¥301	+2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 GEL9.48	$3.16 ¥501	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 GEL8.16	$3.80 ¥602	+20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.07 GEL153.29	$53.78 ¥8,522	-9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.99 GEL18.14	$10.44 ¥1,654	+49.3%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 35.3% less for clothing

	Batumi	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.34 GEL244.81	$50.61 ¥8,021	-46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.09 GEL101.45	$36.90 ¥5,848	-5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.74 GEL349.66	$61.47 ¥9,742	-54.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.50 GEL302.33	$88.57 ¥14,036	-24.0%
Average			-35.3%

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