Sakai vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sakai	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1127	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2704	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$530	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$892	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2113	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	80	28
🏙️ Population	824K	63.4K

The cost of living in Sakai is 109% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4967th and 8474th ($1127 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 2nd in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Sakai compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Sakai ranked 17th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 701st and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/sakai-oa/south-tarawa.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Sakai vs South Tarawa infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/sakai-oa/south-tarawa" target="_blank">Sakai vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Sakai vs South Tarawa

Prices for goods and services in Sakai and South Tarawa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Sakai	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.59	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.5	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.19	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4437	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2255	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.88	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.47	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.6	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13407	$4200

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1047
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1071
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$996
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1031
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$999
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1162
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1044
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$981
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1004
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1046
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$996
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1041
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1008
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1029

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