Chiba vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiba	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3346	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$548	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2264	$1696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	91
😀 Quality of life	79	78
🏙️ Population	975K	1.52M

The cost of living in Chiba is 14% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4299th and 4793rd ($1267 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 127th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Ranked 19th vs 31st best cities to live in Japan, and 625th vs 674th 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	$5.88	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.2	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5609	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4004	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.8	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$545	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15302	$16179

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1231
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1067
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1057
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1085
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1164
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$1055
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1070
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1055
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1071
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1071
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1047
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1104
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1066
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1607
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1077
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1051

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079