Chiba vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiba	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3327	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1636	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	75
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	975K	459K

The cost of living in Chiba is 44% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4480th and 1277th ($1244 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1122nd 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 2 months in Virginia Beach. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 814th and 186th 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	$6.13	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1057	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.02%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5029	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3186	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12540	$18476

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1145
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1055
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1061
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1076
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1080
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1047
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1090
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1106
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$1009
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1063
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1052
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1029
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1077
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1641
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1085
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1033

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701