Auckland vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	1
😀 Quality of life	89	28
🏙️ Population	1.47M	63.4K

The cost of living in Auckland is 300% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1604th and 8474th ($2156 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Kiribati, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 240th and 8872nd 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	$13.5	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$4200

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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