Auckland vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	1
😀 Quality of life	90	23
🏙️ Population	1.47M	63.4K

The cost of living in Auckland is 283% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1924th and 8525th ($1968 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in New Zealand and Kiribati, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 161st and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs South Tarawa

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	Auckland	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$3341

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

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