Chiba vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chiba	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1263	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$566	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1683	$3809
😷 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 39% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4647th and 1833rd ($1263 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1456th 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 38th best city to live in Japan vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 943rd and 260th 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	$5.74	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4698	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3966	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.7	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15473	$24369

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415