Adelaide vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	1
😀 Quality of life	92	30
🏙️ Population	1.39M	63.4K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 348% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1178th and 8528th ($2355 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Australia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Australia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 75th and 8796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs South Tarawa

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	Adelaide	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$4506

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

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