Chiba vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$488
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$5285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
975K
2.75M

The cost of living in Chiba is 56% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4542nd and 505th ($1161 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 455th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 2 months in Chicago. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 520th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Chicago

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Chiba Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$2.82
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$15494

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1224
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1028
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1022
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1042
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1043
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1054
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$998
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1143
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$986
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1027
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1064
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1136
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1049
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1068
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1045
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1064
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$990
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1101
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1556
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1069
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1002

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11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
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$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
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$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240