Austin vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	1
😀 Quality of life	92	25
🏙️ Population	962K	63.4K

The cost of living in Austin is 353% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1002nd and 8428th ($2416 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 1st in the United States and Kiribati, respectively. Check the United States vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 151st and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs South Tarawa

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	Austin	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$3644

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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