South Tarawa vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tarawa	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$1326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$3242
🏠 One person rent	$226	$613
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$1039
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.1	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	1	96
😀 Quality of life	30	96
🏙️ Population	63.4K	3.76M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 60% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 8528th and 4478th ($526 vs $1326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 2.1 months in Yokohama. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 8796th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Yokohama

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	South Tarawa	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$939
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$79.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1342	$6237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$3857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$58.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.5	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4506	$15140

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1118
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1088
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1108
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1005
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1085
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$922
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1120
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1047
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$967
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$859
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$958
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$951
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1085
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1128
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$978
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1144
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1679
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$946
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1105
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1087
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1131
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1004
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1102
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1080
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1094