Austin vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	65	1
😀 Quality of life	90	23
🏙️ Population	962K	63.4K

The cost of living in Austin is 378% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 858th and 8525th ($2455 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 142nd and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$3341

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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