Cost of living comparison
compared to
Chiba vs. Bar Cost of Living Summary
Chiba is 22.0% more expensive than Bar.
Chiba vs. Bar Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Chiba instead of Bar, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
|
Bar
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.68
€10.21
|
$6.68
¥1,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.93
€8.68
|
$5.01
¥814
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.57
|
$1.07
¥174
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.53
|
$0.75
¥122
|
|
Bar vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants
pay 94.0% more for groceries
|
Bar
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
€1.00
|
$1.75
¥285
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
€3.83
|
$4.86
¥789
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.61
€4.03
|
$5.51
¥896
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.24
€2.83
|
$1.49
¥242
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.18
|
$2.76
¥448
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.52
|
$2.63
¥427
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.65
|
$1.36
¥222
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.59
|
$1.76
¥286
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.11
|
$2.00
¥324
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.41
|
$1.44
¥235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$1.59
¥258
|
|
Bar vs. Chiba - Cost of groceries
pay 15.8% more for transportation
|
Bar
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€5.71
|
$4.25
¥691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.36
€20.42
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,703.71
€28,594.65
|
$22,332.63
¥4M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.68
€10.21
|
$24.99
¥4,060
|
|
Bar vs. Chiba - Cost of transportation
pay 10.6% less for housing
|
Bar
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.47
€26.64
|
$16.71
¥2,714
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$677.43
€592.32
|
$980.09
¥159K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.64
€447.36
|
$478.91
¥77,796
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.59
€83.58
|
$61.65
¥10,015
|
|
Bar vs. Chiba - Cost of housing
pay 97.0% more for childcare
|
Bar
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.80
€229.78
|
$271.75
¥44,145
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,326.61
€5,531.70
|
$18,376.64
¥3M
|
|
Bar vs. Chiba - Cost of childcare
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bar
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
€2.55
|
$2.00
¥326
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.23
|
$3.01
¥488
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
€3.32
|
$4.01
¥651
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.24
€36.06
|
$55.69
¥9,046
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.67
€4.08
|
$11.03
¥1,791
|
|
Bar vs. Chiba - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Bar
|
Chiba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
€57.44
|
$40.09
¥6,513
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.66
€26.81
|
$28.40
¥4,614
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.55
€86.17
|
$57.87
¥9,401
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
€103.83
|
$93.55
¥15,197
|
|
Bar vs. Chiba - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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