South Tarawa vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Tarawa Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1204
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$217
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.6
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
1
100
😀 Quality of life
26
100
🏙️ Population
63.4K
14M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 68% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8567th and 3238th ($491 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8758th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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South Tarawa Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.32%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.37
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.66
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.6
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.1
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3154
$15051

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$1422
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$1425
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$599
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$752
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$1841
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$824
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$849
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$594
2382 km or 1480 mi Apia
$594
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$1597
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$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi Noumea
$1648
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$974
2825 km or 1756 mi Mua
$978
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$522
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$537
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$491
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$1421
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$2554
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$2667
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$1397
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$446
3658 km or 2273 mi Gladstone
$1545
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$1249
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$1621
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$1756
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$1413
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$2655
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$1843
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$1816
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$2602
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$2356
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$2506

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$1105
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$1099
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$1117
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$1052
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$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
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$1115
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$1101
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$1041
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$973
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$1053
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$1066
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$1067
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$1009
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$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
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$1052
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$1009
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$1101
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$1062
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$1091
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$1063
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$1078
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$1045
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$1057
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$1062
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$1036
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$985
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$1143
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$1049
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$1031
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$1042
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$1041
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$1102
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$1133
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$1056
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$1052
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$1060
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$1063