Chiba vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chiba	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1251	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3033	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$569	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1995	$1614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	74
😀 Quality of life	81	62
🏙️ Population	975K	4.43M

The cost of living in Chiba is 16% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4599th and 5031st ($1251 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 4th in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 723rd and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Johannesburg

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	Chiba	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.83	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.98%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5524	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3921	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.6	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.02	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.6	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18267	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915