Kumamoto vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kumamoto	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$970	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2425	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$391	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.5	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1884	$404
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	58	1
😀 Quality of life	70	22
🏙️ Population	738K	63.4K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 86% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5889th and 8519th ($970 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 1st in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2570th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs South Tarawa

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	Kumamoto	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.39	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.7	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.9	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4474	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.5	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.95	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.9	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.31	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.33	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.5	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12605	$3482

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Mashiki	$933
13 km or 7.9 mi	Koshi	$936
13 km or 8.1 mi	Uto	$935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Kikuyo	$938
17 km or 11 mi	Uki	$936
18 km or 11 mi	Ozu	$938
19 km or 12 mi	Tamana	$937
23 km or 14 mi	Kikuchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Yamaga	$942
32 km or 20 mi	Yatsushiro	$941
32 km or 20 mi	Arao	$946
34 km or 21 mi	Shimabara	$936
35 km or 21 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$938
35 km or 22 mi	Omuta	$950
41 km or 25 mi	Minamishimabara	$932
43 km or 27 mi	Aso	$951
44 km or 28 mi	Miyama	$971
48 km or 30 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Unzen	$932
49 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Chikugo	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Okawa	$979
60 km or 37 mi	Kurume	$1039
61 km or 38 mi	Isahaya	$922
61 km or 38 mi	Amakusa	$938
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$982
62 km or 39 mi	Hita	$968
63 km or 39 mi	Miyaki	$1003
64 km or 40 mi	Saga	$1014
64 km or 40 mi	Kanzaki	$998
66 km or 41 mi	Kashima	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Hitoyoshi	$950
66 km or 41 mi	Shiroishi	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Tosu	$1007
68 km or 42 mi	Ogori	$1002
68 km or 42 mi	Taketa	$964
68 km or 42 mi	Ogi	$982
69 km or 43 mi	Asakura	$995
70 km or 43 mi	Ureshino	$961
70 km or 44 mi	Omura	$919

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571