Shizuoka vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shizuoka	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$365	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2185	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	1
😀 Quality of life	90	30
🏙️ Population	686K	63.4K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 70% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6285th and 8528th ($895 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 758th 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 7th best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 186th and 8796th 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	$6.27	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.37	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$295	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$403	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.99%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6078	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.5	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.06	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.7	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.2	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14291	$4506

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Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649