Cost of living comparison

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Chiba vs. Pasig Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 65.5% more expensive than Pasig.

Restaurants
pay 67.5% more in Chiba
Groceries
pay 33.0% more in Chiba
Transportation
pay 27.9% more in Chiba
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Chiba
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 57.1% more in Chiba
Clothing
pay 28.4% more in Chiba

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

Chiba vs. Pasig Cost Breakdown

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

pay 67.5% more for restaurants

 
Pasig
Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.98
₱253.52
$6.33
¥992
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.81
₱178.48
$4.74
¥744
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
₱43.60
$1.01
¥159

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pay 33.0% more for groceries

 
Pasig
Chiba
Bread
1 loaf
$1.14
₱72.32
$1.70
¥267
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
₱177.46
$5.18
¥813
Milk (1 gallon) $6.42
₱408.50
$5.37
¥843

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pay 27.9% more for transportation

 
Pasig
Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.66
₱296.24
$4.11
¥645
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,359.52
₱1M
$21,434.36
¥3M

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Pasig
Chiba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.14
₱1,535.97
$15.82
¥2,481
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $334.74
₱21,295.40
$861.99
¥135K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $151.43
₱9,633.64
$485.25
¥76,118

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Pasig
Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $132.83
₱8,450.56
$632.30
¥99,186
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,932.60
₱568K
$9,869.42
¥2M

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pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Pasig
Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.20
₱76.06
$1.90
¥298
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.26
₱143.66
$3.16
¥496
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.95
₱187.60
$3.80
¥595

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pay 28.4% more for clothing

 
Pasig
Chiba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$34.01
₱2,163.34
$50.61
¥7,939
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.47
₱1,747.87
$36.90
¥5,789
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$71.73
₱4,563.30
$61.47
¥9,643

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