Bali vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bali	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1175	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2596	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$764	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$1369	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	37	1
😀 Quality of life	60	28
🏙️ Population	4.36M	63.4K

The cost of living in Bali is 118% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4830th and 8474th ($1175 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Indonesia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 5918th and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs South Tarawa

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	Bali	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$621	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.21%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1881	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.54	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.6	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.03	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.24	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.52	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.34	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$4200

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$822
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$496
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$409
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$476
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$459
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$379
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$439
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$453
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$445
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$593
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$405
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$424
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$499
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$474
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$510
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$470
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$478
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$493
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$478
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$515
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$536
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$509
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$502
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$588
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$491
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$556
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$560
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$467
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$391
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$684
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

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