Niigata vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Niigata	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$414	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1617	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	54	1
😀 Quality of life	74	28
🏙️ Population	791K	63.4K

The cost of living in Niigata is 90% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5487th and 8474th ($1024 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 2nd 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 Niigata compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2415th and 8872nd 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	$5.4	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.35	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.5	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65.8	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16483	$4200

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610