Chiba vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiba	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3346	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2264	$4236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	62
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	975K	351K

The cost of living in Chiba is 58% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 4299th and 151st ($1267 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 134th 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 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 625th and 301st 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	$5.88	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.2	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5609	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4004	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.8	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$545	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15302	$19966

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159