Chiba vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chiba	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1232	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$548	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$942	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$1989
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	71
😀 Quality of life	78	74
🏙️ Population	975K	518K

The cost of living in Chiba is 16% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4681st and 5133rd ($1232 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 130th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.9 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 47th vs 188th best cities to live in Japan, and 903rd vs 1860th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Utsunomiya

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	Chiba	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$696	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4461	$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3779	$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.1	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13106	$17480

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$953
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$903
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1021
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$992
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1028
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1009
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1034
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1002
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1015
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1014
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1009
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1028
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1045
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1028
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1033
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1049
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1234
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1040
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1017
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1032
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1110
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1007
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1032