South Tarawa vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	South Tarawa	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$491	$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1204	$2458
🏠 One person rent	$217	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$20.6	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$369	$2385
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	1	69
😀 Quality of life	26	74
🏙️ Population	63.4K	518K

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 51% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 8567th and 5333rd ($491 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 397th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Utsunomiya ranked 200th in Japan, while ranked 8758th and 1311th 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	$3.21	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.32%	1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1366	$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$2596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.37	$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.3	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$15188

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$979
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$972
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$974
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$980
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$982
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$988
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$995
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1011
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1017
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1001
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1009
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1002
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1032
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1082
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$980
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1044
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1015
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1155
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1089
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1019
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1015
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1119
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1074
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1281
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1058
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1219
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$994
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1034
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1005
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1152
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$980
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$997