Arlington vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$1251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$3033
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$569
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$915
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$1995
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	90	91
😀 Quality of life	77	81
🏙️ Population	394K	975K

The cost of living in Arlington is 48% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 2476th and 4599th ($1856 vs $1251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 28th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Chiba. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Chiba ranked 26th in Japan, while ranked 1375th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Chiba

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	Arlington	Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$5524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$78.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$18267

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1006
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1027
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1021
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1025
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1047
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1046
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1001
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1021
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1055
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1024
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$985
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1035
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1004
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1034
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1014
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1006
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1047
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1025
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1698
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1067
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1016