Kumamoto vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kumamoto	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$367	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1577	$181
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	58	1
😀 Quality of life	72	25
🏙️ Population	738K	63.4K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 86% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5653rd and 8428th ($991 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd and 1st in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Kumamoto ranked 387th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3164th and 8954th 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	$6.41	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.7	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3768	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2054	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.8	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.6	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$397	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12669	$3644

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Mashiki	$912
13 km or 7.9 mi	Koshi	$914
13 km or 8.1 mi	Uto	$914
14 km or 8.6 mi	Kikuyo	$913
17 km or 11 mi	Uki	$914
18 km or 11 mi	Ozu	$909
19 km or 12 mi	Tamana	$906
23 km or 14 mi	Kikuchi	$903
24 km or 15 mi	Yamaga	$897
32 km or 20 mi	Yatsushiro	$907
32 km or 20 mi	Arao	$892
34 km or 21 mi	Shimabara	$899
35 km or 21 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$903
35 km or 22 mi	Omuta	$884
41 km or 25 mi	Minamishimabara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Aso	$905
44 km or 28 mi	Miyama	$860
48 km or 30 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Unzen	$894
49 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$864
49 km or 31 mi	Chikugo	$841
54 km or 34 mi	Okawa	$853
60 km or 37 mi	Kurume	$831
61 km or 38 mi	Isahaya	$891
61 km or 38 mi	Amakusa	$900
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$874
62 km or 39 mi	Hita	$902
63 km or 39 mi	Miyaki	$829
64 km or 40 mi	Saga	$901
64 km or 40 mi	Kanzaki	$852
66 km or 41 mi	Kashima	$891
66 km or 41 mi	Hitoyoshi	$900
66 km or 41 mi	Shiroishi	$891
67 km or 41 mi	Tosu	$832
68 km or 42 mi	Ogori	$844
68 km or 42 mi	Taketa	$900
68 km or 42 mi	Ogi	$884
69 km or 43 mi	Asakura	$873
70 km or 43 mi	Ureshino	$895
70 km or 44 mi	Omura	$891

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637