Niigata vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Niigata	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3039	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$446	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1634	$404
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	52	1
😀 Quality of life	67	22
🏙️ Population	791K	63.4K

The cost of living in Niigata is 113% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4902nd and 8519th ($1108 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th 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 Niigata compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3769th and 8762nd 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	$5.41	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2976	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2688	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.6	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.2	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15392	$3482

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046

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