Cost of living comparison

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Chiba vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 3.2 times more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Chiba
Groceries
pay 4.0 times more in Chiba
Transportation
pay 3.7 times more in Chiba
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Chiba
Childcare
pay 6.7 times more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 61.6% more in Chiba
Clothing
pay 41.8% more in Chiba

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Chiba are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Chiba.

Chiba vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Delhi
Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.64
₹529.97
$6.68
¥1,064
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.95
₹370.98
$5.01
¥798
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
₹45.11
$1.07
¥170

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

 
Delhi
Chiba
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
₹52.93
$1.75
¥279
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.34
₹219.56
$4.86
¥774
Milk (1 gallon) $2.91
₹273.41
$5.51
¥878

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

 
Delhi
Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
₹396.88
$4.25
¥677
Monthly public transit pass $11.27
₹1,059.94
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,220.85
₹1M
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Delhi
Chiba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.34
₹784.19
$16.71
¥2,660
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $229.89
₹21,612.46
$980.09
¥156K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $139.05
₹13,072.61
$478.91
¥76,259

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pay 6.7 times more for childcare

 
Delhi
Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $71.33
₹6,705.69
$271.75
¥43,272
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,932.31
₹182K
$18,376.64
¥3M

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pay 61.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Delhi
Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
₹211.99
$2.00
¥319
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.11
₹198.28
$3.01
¥479
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.95
₹370.98
$4.01
¥638

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pay 41.8% more for clothing

 
Delhi
Chiba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$27.76
₹2,609.45
$40.09
¥6,384
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.10
₹3,205.52
$28.40
¥4,522
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$52.38
₹4,924.65
$57.87
¥9,215

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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