Chiba vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chiba	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1263	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$566	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1683	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	975K	1.6M

The cost of living in Chiba is 51% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4647th and 742nd ($1263 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 648th 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 38th best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 943rd and 87th 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	$5.74	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4698	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3966	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.7	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15473	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801