Shizuoka vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shizuoka	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2429	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$394	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.8	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2276	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	1
😀 Quality of life	89	28
🏙️ Population	686K	63.4K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 78% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5951st and 8474th ($961 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 630th and 2nd in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Shizuoka compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Shizuoka ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 246th and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs South Tarawa

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	Shizuoka	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.59	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.01%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3664	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.9	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$33.8	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.6	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.3	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16729	$4200

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Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063

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