Chiba vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chiba	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1232	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$548	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$942	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$1251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	78	72
🏙️ Population	975K	791K

The cost of living in Chiba is 21% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4681st and 5436th ($1232 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 299th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Ranked 47th vs 365th best cities to live in Japan, and 903rd vs 2749th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Niigata

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	Chiba	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$696	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4461	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3779	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.1	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13106	$17418

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009