Chiba vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chiba	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1263	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$566	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1683	$3821
😷 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 43% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4647th and 1439th ($1263 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 943rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Jacksonville

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	Chiba	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4698	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3966	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.7	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15473	$11934

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1130
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1064
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1057
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1048
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1083
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1030
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1070
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$1012
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1067
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1034
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1067
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1048
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1052
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1038
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1089
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1698
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1116
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1051

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860