Chiba vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chiba	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1232	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$942	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$3838
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	81
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	975K	577K

The cost of living in Chiba is 41% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4681st and 1786th ($1232 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1421st 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Chiba ranked 47th best city to live in Japan vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 903rd and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Milwaukee

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	Chiba	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$696	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4461	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3779	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.1	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13106	$24100

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400