Chiba vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chiba	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1251	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3033	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$569	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1995	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	975K	1.6M

The cost of living in Chiba is 52% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4599th and 744th ($1251 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 660th 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 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 723rd and 95th 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	$5.83	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.98%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5524	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3921	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.6	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.02	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.6	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18267	$15283

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1006
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1027
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1021
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1025
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1047
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1046
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1001
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1021
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1055
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1024
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$985
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1035
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1004
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1034
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1014
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1006
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1047
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1025
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1698
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1067
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1016

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886