Chiba vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiba	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3346	$2609
🏠 One person rent	$548	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$670
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2264	$1287
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	79	72
🏙️ Population	975K	1.6M

The cost of living in Chiba is 20% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 4299th and 5120th ($1267 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 316th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Ranked 19th vs 215th best cities to live in Japan, and 625th vs 1739th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Fukuoka

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	Chiba	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.2	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5609	$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4004	$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.8	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$545	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15302	$11983

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1231
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1067
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1057
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1085
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1164
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$1055
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1070
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1055
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1071
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1071
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1047
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1104
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1066
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1607
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1077
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1051

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850