Cost of Living in Chiba

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1244
$3327
🛋️ Without rent
$719
$2164
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$524
$1163
🍽️ Food
$397
$1048
🚐 Transport
$202
$532
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
😀 Quality of life
77
🏙️ Population
975K

The average cost of living in Chiba is $1244, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 4480th out of 9294 in our global list and 37th out of 907 in Japan.

The median after-tax salary is $1636, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months. Ranked 814th (TOP 9%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 70th best city to live in Japan. With an estimated population of 975K, Chiba is the 13th largest city in Japan.

✈️ Closest airport 24 km JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 518 Chiba University
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Prices in Chiba

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
 Cappuccino
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540

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