Funabashi vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Funabashi	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3170	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$550	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$1063	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1886	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	70
😀 Quality of life	77	73
🏙️ Population	641K	518K

The cost of living in Funabashi is 22% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4393rd and 5444th ($1231 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 511th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Funabashi compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 47th vs 180th best cities to live in Japan, and 754th vs 1535th 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	$5.23	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1017	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5282	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3176	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.86	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.32	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.61	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.8	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14434	$15244

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Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1129
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1099
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1057
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1107
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1164
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1059
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1267
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1058
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1104
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1077
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1047
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1134
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1607
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1055
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$1015
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1067
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1125
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1044
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$1033
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$1055
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1054
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1098

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059