Baltimore vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$3033
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$569
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$915
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1995
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	586K	975K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 86% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 1219th and 4599th ($2323 vs $1251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Chiba. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Chiba ranked 26th in Japan, while ranked 128th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Chiba

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	Baltimore	Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$5524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$3921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$78.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$18267

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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