Chiba vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chiba	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1263	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$566	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1683	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	78	78
🏙️ Population	975K	594K

The cost of living in Chiba is 20% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4647th and 5298th ($1263 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 243rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 38th vs 37th best cities to live in Japan, and 943rd vs 939th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Kawaguchi

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	Chiba	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4698	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3966	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.7	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15473	$15104

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115