South Tarawa vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	South Tarawa	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1303	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$233	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.7	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	1	71
😀 Quality of life	28	74
🏙️ Population	63.4K	518K

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 48% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 8474th and 5404th ($538 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 311th in Kiribati and Japan, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in South Tarawa compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 8872nd and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Utsunomiya

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	South Tarawa	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$845	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.47	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4200	$16539

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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

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047