Niigata vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$390	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	52	1
😀 Quality of life	72	25
🏙️ Population	791K	63.4K

The cost of living in Niigata is 89% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5515th and 8428th ($1007 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th 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 Niigata compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3269th and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs South Tarawa

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	Niigata	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$3644

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001

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