Kawaguchi vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kawaguchi	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2769	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$500	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$981	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2205	$369
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	80	26
🏙️ Population	593K	63.4K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 114% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4965th and 8567th ($1052 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 2nd in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 446th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs South Tarawa

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	Kawaguchi	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.69	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.1	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.97	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1015	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.72%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5296	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3256	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.7	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13821	$3154

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1057
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1143
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1068
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1058
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1063
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1035
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1069
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1136
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1043
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1067
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1078

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506