Chiba vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiba	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3346	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$548	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2264	$993
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	91	1
😀 Quality of life	79	34
🏙️ Population	975K	30K

The cost of living in Chiba is 15% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 4299th and 3483rd ($1267 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Japan and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 625th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Majuro

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	Chiba	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.2	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5609	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4004	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.8	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$545	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15302	$3548

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192