Chiba vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chiba	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1232	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$942	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	82
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	975K	468K

The cost of living in Chiba is 46% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4681st and 1363rd ($1232 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Chiba ranked 47th best city to live in Japan vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 903rd and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Raleigh

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	Chiba	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$696	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4461	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3779	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13106	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729