Sapporo vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sapporo	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$482	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$785	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1657	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	75	1
😀 Quality of life	75	28
🏙️ Population	1.96M	63.4K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 108% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4988th and 8474th ($1121 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 Sapporo compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 1640th and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs South Tarawa

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	Sapporo	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.32	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$442	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.09%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2308	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1648	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.6	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.33	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.34	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10501	$4200

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070

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