Saitama vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saitama	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3066	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$368	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1869	$404
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	1
😀 Quality of life	79	22
🏙️ Population	1.33M	63.4K

The cost of living in Saitama is 99% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5386th and 8519th ($1038 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 592nd and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs South Tarawa

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	Saitama	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.58	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5623	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3881	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.25	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.47	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12701	$3482

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Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075

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