Sendai vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1273
🏠 One person rent
$459
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$404
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
1
😀 Quality of life
92
22
🏙️ Population
1.06M
63.4K

The cost of living in Sendai is 113% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4890th and 8519th ($1111 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 91st and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$6.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$3482

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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