Sendai vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Sendai vs South Tarawa

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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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Cities near Sendai

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