Kyoto vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kyoto	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2727	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$427	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$722	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1887	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	79	25
🏙️ Population	1.46M	63.4K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 108% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4942nd and 8428th ($1107 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1st in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 947th and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs South Tarawa

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	Kyoto	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.41	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3787	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2415	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.7	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.3	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5215	$3644

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$994
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1002
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1015
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$999
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$957
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$964
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1001
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1081
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$966
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1037
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$988
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$974
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1016
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1133
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$974
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1061
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1099
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1277
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1060
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$997
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$980
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1043
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$968
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1055

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