South Tarawa vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	South Tarawa	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1262	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$228	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.3	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$2474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	1	100
😀 Quality of life	23	99
🏙️ Population	63.4K	14.3M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 68% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8525th and 3019th ($514 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kiribati and Japan, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in South Tarawa compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8757th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Tokyo

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	South Tarawa	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$916	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.61	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.3	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$15235

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101