Chiba vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chiba	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1263	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$566	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1683	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	33
😀 Quality of life	78	84
🏙️ Population	975K	543K

The cost of living in Chiba is 35% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4647th and 2278th ($1263 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1724th 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 Tucson. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 943rd and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Tucson

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	Chiba	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4698	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3966	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.7	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15473	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190