Funabashi vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Funabashi	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1130	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2834	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$499	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2007	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	71
😀 Quality of life	79	74
🏙️ Population	641K	518K

The cost of living in Funabashi is 9% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4955th and 5404th ($1130 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 311th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Funabashi compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 24th vs 210th best cities to live in Japan, and 786th vs 2386th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Funabashi vs Utsunomiya

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	Funabashi	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$960	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4634	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3588	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.82	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.4	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.6	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.5	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$16539

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Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1088
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1097
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1093
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1070
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1057
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1263
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1046
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1067
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1050
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1089
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1052
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1096
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1039
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1698
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1034
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1102
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$993
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$979
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$1012
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1030
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1074

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047