Chiba vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2636
🏠 One person rent
$566
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$1480
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
82
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
975K
1.6M

The cost of living in Chiba is 21% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 4647th and 5335th ($1263 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 268th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Ranked 38th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 943rd vs 198th 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
$5.74
$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$6366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$2783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$12561

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Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862