Kobe vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$460	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	1
😀 Quality of life	78	23
🏙️ Population	1.52M	63.4K

The cost of living in Kobe is 115% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4793rd and 8525th ($1107 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 1st in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 674th and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs South Tarawa

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	Kobe	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$3341

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Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562