Adelaide vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	1
😀 Quality of life	93	28
🏙️ Population	1.39M	63.4K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 334% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1210th and 8474th ($2338 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 5th best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 73rd and 8872nd 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	$15.9	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$4200

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610