Chiba vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$5500
🏠 One person rent
$524
$1332
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2531
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$4005
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
77
88
🏙️ Population
975K
906K

The cost of living in Chiba is 45% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4480th and 1248th ($1244 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1100th 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 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 814th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Columbus

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Chiba Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$4.96
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$13.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$15346

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829