South Tarawa vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	South Tarawa	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$521	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$234	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.5	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$2514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	1	69
😀 Quality of life	22	73
🏙️ Population	63.4K	518K

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 50% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 8519th and 5301st ($521 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 409th 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 191st in Japan, while ranked 8762nd and 1569th 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	$3.46	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.72	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3482	$15287

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036