South Tarawa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	South Tarawa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$521	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$234	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.5	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	99
😀 Quality of life	22	99
🏙️ Population	63.4K	4.84M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8519th and 312th ($521 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kiribati and Australia, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Australia 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 Sydney. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8762nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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	South Tarawa	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.72	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3482	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754