Chiba vs Funabashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chiba	Funabashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1232	$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$2785
🏠 One person rent	$548	$509
🏘️ Family rent	$942	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$1967
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	98
😀 Quality of life	78	79
🏙️ Population	975K	641K

The cost of living in Chiba is 10% more expensive than in Funabashi. Cities ranked 4681st and 4950th ($1232 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 55th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.8 months in Funabashi. Ranked 47th vs 24th best cities to live in Japan, and 903rd vs 737th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Funabashi

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	Chiba	Funabashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$696	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	1.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4461	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3779	$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$6.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$6.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.1	$45.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13106	$14564

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1083
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1086
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1073
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1119
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1039
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1080
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1033
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1033
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1040
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1051
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1034
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1084
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$999
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1044
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1013
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1038
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1037
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1028
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1075
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1032
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1679
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1085
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1034

Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1083
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1080
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1033
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1073
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1084
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1232
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1041
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1034
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1075
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1039
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1028
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1679
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1034
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1013
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$997
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1033
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1096
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$985
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$973
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1010
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1073