Chiba vs Funabashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chiba	Funabashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1251	$1117
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3033	$2836
🏠 One person rent	$569	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1995	$2085
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	98
😀 Quality of life	81	81
🏙️ Population	975K	641K

The cost of living in Chiba is 12% more expensive than in Funabashi. Cities ranked 4599th and 4910th ($1251 vs $1117) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 62nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.9 months in Funabashi. Ranked 26th vs 20th best cities to live in Japan, and 723rd vs 692nd 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	$5.83	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.98%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5524	$4710
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3921	$3545
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.6	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.02	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.6	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18267	$18118

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1006
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1027
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1021
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1025
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1047
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1046
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1001
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1021
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1055
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1024
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$985
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1035
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1004
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1034
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1014
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1006
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1047
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1025
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1698
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1067
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1016

Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1071
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1068
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1021
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1067
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1024
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1025
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1251
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1021
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1034
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1014
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1072
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1698
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1016
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1004
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$983
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1027
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1055
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1006
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$961
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$945
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1001
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1035