Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Japan

Chiba vs. San Fernando Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 7.3% more expensive than San Fernando.

Restaurants: pay 33.3% less in Chiba
Groceries: pay 6.2% more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 8.6% less in Chiba
Housing: pay 37.5% more in Chiba
Childcare: pay 20.2% more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Chiba
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Chiba

The cost of housing, childcare, and groceries in Chiba are more expensive than in San Fernando. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chiba.

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Chiba vs. San Fernando Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiba instead of San Fernando, you would:

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pay 33.3% less for restaurants

	San Fernando	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.32 TTD70.16	$6.33 ¥1,000	-38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.11 TTD55.12	$4.74 ¥750	-41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 TTD6.92	$1.01 ¥160	-0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TTD5.01	$0.76 ¥120	+3.0%
Average			-33.3%

San Fernando vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.2% more for groceries

	San Fernando	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$2.28 TTD15.53	$1.70 ¥268	-25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.32 TTD22.56	$5.18 ¥819	+56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 TTD51.85	$5.37 ¥849	-29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.83 TTD26.06	$1.41 ¥223	-63.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.57 TTD31.07	$2.75 ¥435	-39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50 TTD17.01	$2.58 ¥408	+3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 TTD7.74	$1.26 ¥198	+10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 TTD11.37	$1.31 ¥206	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 TTD13.23	$1.89 ¥299	-2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TTD2.27	$1.17 ¥185	+249.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 TTD2.27	$1.18 ¥187	+254.1%
Average			+6.2%

San Fernando vs. Chiba - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

	San Fernando	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 TTD29.40	$4.11 ¥649	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.22 TTD300.68	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,853.34 TTD251K	$21,434.36 ¥3M	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.96 TTD54.12	$24.67 ¥3,899	+210.0%
Average			-8.6%

San Fernando vs. Chiba - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.5% more for housing

	San Fernando	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.45 TTD309.03	$15.82 ¥2,499	-65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.95 TTD3,507.88	$861.99 ¥136K	+67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.10 TTD2,672.67	$485.25 ¥76,676	+23.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.82 TTD229.93	$58.37 ¥9,223	+72.6%
Average			+37.5%

San Fernando vs. Chiba - Cost of housing

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pay 20.2% more for childcare

	San Fernando	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$399.05 TTD2,713.11	$632.30 ¥99,913	+58.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36	$9,869.42 ¥2M	-8.8%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	San Fernando	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.53	$1.90 ¥300	+3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 TTD25.28	$3.16 ¥500	-14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 TTD38.09	$3.80 ¥600	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.59 TTD350.79	$53.78 ¥8,497	+4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.84 TTD60.14	$10.44 ¥1,649	+18.0%
Average			-1.3%

San Fernando vs. Chiba - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	San Fernando	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.67 TTD371.67	$50.61 ¥7,998	-7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.85 TTD250.56	$36.90 ¥5,832	+0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 TTD601.35	$61.47 ¥9,714	-30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.45 TTD601.35	$88.57 ¥13,996	+0.1%
Average			-10.4%

San Fernando vs. Chiba - Cost of clothing

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