Chiba vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiba	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3327	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1636	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	50
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	975K	1.02M

The cost of living in Chiba is 44% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4480th and 1290th ($1244 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 23rd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 814th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Ottawa

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	Chiba	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.9	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1057	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.02%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5029	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3186	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.5	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12540	$20100

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1145
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1055
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1061
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1076
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1080
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1047
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1090
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1106
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$1009
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1063
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1052
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1029
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1077
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1641
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1085
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1033

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884