Chiba vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chiba	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1232	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$942	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$4443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	975K	1.6M

The cost of living in Chiba is 53% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4681st and 741st ($1232 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Chiba ranked 47th best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 903rd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Philadelphia

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	Chiba	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$696	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4461	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3779	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.1	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13106	$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737