South Tarawa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	South Tarawa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1262	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$228	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.3	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	100
😀 Quality of life	23	100
🏙️ Population	63.4K	4.84M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8525th and 745th ($514 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8757th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	South Tarawa	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$916	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.61	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$17957

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683