Okayama vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Okayama	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$960	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$375	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$369
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	68	1
😀 Quality of life	70	26
🏙️ Population	720K	63.4K

The cost of living in Okayama is 95% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5599th and 8567th ($960 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 2nd in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2946th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs South Tarawa

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	Okayama	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3983	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2923	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.9	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9023	$3154

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$919
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$926
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$923
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$910
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$946
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$920
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$902
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$885
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$901
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$888
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$900
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$913
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$889
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$900
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$983
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$965
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$890
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$900
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$939
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1002
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$907
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$920
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$968
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$909
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$912
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$879
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1030
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1003
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$958
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$916
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$945
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$882
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1132
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1012
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1041
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1036

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506