Bangalore vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$221	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	76	1
😀 Quality of life	65	25
🏙️ Population	12.3M	63.4K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 2% less expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8500th and 8428th ($524 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in India and Kiribati, respectively. Check India vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 5281st and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs South Tarawa

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	Bangalore	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$3644

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

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