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Chiba vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 33.5% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% less in Chiba
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in Chiba
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Chiba
Housing: pay 61.8% less in Chiba
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.2% less in Chiba
Clothing: pay 39.1% less in Chiba

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Chiba.

Chiba vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.6% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.90	$6.68 ¥1,064	-28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.92	$5.01 ¥798	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.02	$1.07 ¥170	-32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.48	$0.75 ¥120	-35.0%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Singapore	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.03	$1.75 ¥279	-25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.40	$4.86 ¥774	-45.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.79	$5.51 ¥878	-52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.16	$1.49 ¥237	-54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.48	$2.76 ¥439	-45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.50	$2.63 ¥418	+34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.75	$1.36 ¥217	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.85	$1.76 ¥280	-20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.52	$2.00 ¥318	+68.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.44	$1.44 ¥230	+28.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.25	$1.59 ¥253	+63.2%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Singapore	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.60	$4.25 ¥677	-48.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD179K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-84.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.50	$24.99 ¥3,980	+156.5%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 61.8% less for housing

	Singapore	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.02	$16.71 ¥2,660	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD3,997.27	$980.09 ¥156K	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,920.13	$478.91 ¥76,259	-79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD149.10	$61.65 ¥9,817	-47.0%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	Singapore	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,607.95	$271.75 ¥43,272	-78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,302.47	$18,376.64 ¥3M	-36.8%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.92	$2.00 ¥319	-74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.00	$3.01 ¥479	-35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.36	$4.01 ¥638	-68.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD150.25	$55.69 ¥8,867	-52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.88	$11.03 ¥1,756	-4.9%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 39.1% less for clothing

	Singapore	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD108.93	$40.09 ¥6,384	-52.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.61	$28.40 ¥4,522	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD134.04	$57.87 ¥9,215	-44.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD161.85	$93.55 ¥14,897	-25.9%
Average			-39.1%

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