Chiba vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chiba	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1263	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$566	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1683	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	74
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	975K	459K

The cost of living in Chiba is 47% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4647th and 1097th ($1263 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 940th 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 943rd and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Virginia Beach

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	Chiba	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4698	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3966	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.7	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15473	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763