Chiba vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chiba	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1251	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3033	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$569	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1995	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	62
😀 Quality of life	81	88
🏙️ Population	975K	351K

The cost of living in Chiba is 61% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 4599th and 122nd ($1251 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 90th 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 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 723rd and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Honolulu

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	Chiba	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.83	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.98%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5524	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3921	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.6	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.02	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.6	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18267	$20539

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182