Cost of living comparison

South Africa

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Japan

Chiba vs. Cape Town Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 33.7% more expensive than Cape Town.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% less in Chiba
Groceries: pay 88.1% more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 46.2% more in Chiba
Housing: pay 22.9% less in Chiba
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% more in Chiba
Clothing: pay 22.0% less in Chiba

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

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Chiba vs. Cape Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiba instead of Cape Town, you would:

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pay 18.4% less for restaurants

	Cape Town	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.47 ZAR188.63	$6.68 ¥1,086	-41.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 ZAR84.88	$5.01 ¥814	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 ZAR19.77	$1.07 ¥174	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 ZAR15.09	$0.75 ¥122	-18.1%
Average			-18.4%

Cape Town vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.1% more for groceries

	Cape Town	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 ZAR18.66	$1.75 ¥285	+54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 ZAR71.82	$4.86 ¥789	+11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 ZAR73.92	$5.51 ¥896	+22.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 ZAR40.98	$1.49 ¥242	-40.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 ZAR40.01	$2.76 ¥448	+13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ZAR12.89	$2.63 ¥427	+235.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.46	$1.36 ¥222	+80.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.18	$1.76 ¥286	+137.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ZAR12.81	$2.00 ¥324	+156.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR9.79	$1.44 ¥235	+142.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 ZAR10.21	$1.59 ¥258	+156.4%
Average			+88.1%

Cape Town vs. Chiba - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.2% more for transportation

	Cape Town	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.73 ZAR77.83	$4.25 ¥691	-10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.68 ZAR471.56	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,796.50 ZAR358K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	+2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.15 ZAR166.93	$24.99 ¥4,060	+146.2%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 22.9% less for housing

	Cape Town	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.97 ZAR706.61	$16.71 ¥2,714	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$838.02 ZAR13,779.11	$980.09 ¥159K	+17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.94 ZAR9,206.73	$478.91 ¥77,796	-14.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.96 ZAR1,511.97	$61.65 ¥10,015	-33.0%
Average			-22.9%

Cape Town vs. Chiba - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Cape Town	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.00 ZAR3,748.94	$271.75 ¥44,145	+19.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,090.62 ZAR83,702.59	$18,376.64 ¥3M	+261.0%
Average			+140.1%

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pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cape Town	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.87 ZAR47.16	$2.00 ¥326	-30.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.12 ZAR34.79	$3.01 ¥488	+42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 ZAR51.87	$4.01 ¥651	+27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.05 ZAR724.24	$55.69 ¥9,046	+26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ZAR113.18	$11.03 ¥1,791	+60.2%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 22.0% less for clothing

	Cape Town	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.23 ZAR908.10	$40.09 ¥6,513	-27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.91 ZAR557.54	$28.40 ¥4,614	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.06 ZAR1,924.84	$57.87 ¥9,401	-50.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.13 ZAR1,449.15	$93.55 ¥15,197	+6.1%
Average			-22.0%

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