Chiba vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chiba	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1232	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$942	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	56
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	975K	950K

The cost of living in Chiba is 44% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4681st and 1499th ($1232 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1231st 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 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Chiba ranked 47th best city to live in Japan vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 903rd and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chiba	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$696	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4461	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3779	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13106	$11918

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863