Adelaide vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adelaide	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2117	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4412	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3276	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	1
😀 Quality of life	94	25
🏙️ Population	1.39M	63.4K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 297% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1686th and 8428th ($2117 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Australia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 65th and 8954th 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	$15.1	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1976	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7414	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4859	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.34	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.9	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.26	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$876	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6919	$3644

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637