Bangkok vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$425	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$404
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	89	1
😀 Quality of life	74	22
🏙️ Population	5.68M	63.4K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 91% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5738th and 8519th ($994 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Kiribati, respectively. Check Thailand vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 1355th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs South Tarawa

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	Bangkok	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$3482

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571