Chiba vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chiba	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1263	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$2716
🏠 One person rent	$566	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1683	$1876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	91
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	975K	1.52M

The cost of living in Chiba is 15% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4647th and 5047th ($1263 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 98th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Ranked 38th vs 16th best cities to live in Japan, and 943rd vs 681st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Kobe

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	Chiba	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4698	$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3966	$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.7	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15473	$12285

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1029
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1131
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1016
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1015
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1029
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1012
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1274
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1033
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1127
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1162
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1017
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1045
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1046
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1062
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1142
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$996
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1071