Chiba vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chiba	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1251	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3033	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$569	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1995	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	91	7
😀 Quality of life	81	57
🏙️ Population	975K	77.6K

The cost of living in Chiba is 23% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4599th and 5469th ($1251 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 723rd and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Phuket

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	Chiba	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.83	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.98%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5524	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3921	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.6	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.02	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.6	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18267	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866