Chiba vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chiba	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1232	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$548	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$942	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	975K	3.9M

The cost of living in Chiba is 64% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4681st and 62nd ($1232 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Chiba ranked 47th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 903rd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Los Angeles

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	Chiba	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$696	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4461	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3779	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13106	$23685

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1083
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1086
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1073
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1119
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1039
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1080
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1033
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1033
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1040
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1051
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1034
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1084
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$999
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1044
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1013
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1038
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1037
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1028
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1075
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1032
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1679
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1085
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1034

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000