South Tarawa vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	South Tarawa	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$521	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$234	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.5	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	1	100
😀 Quality of life	22	99
🏙️ Population	63.4K	14.3M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 68% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8519th and 3085th ($521 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8762nd 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	$3.46	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.72	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.1	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3482	$15495

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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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033