Bangkok vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$405	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	89	1
😀 Quality of life	75	26
🏙️ Population	5.68M	63.4K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 84% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5960th and 8567th ($902 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1087th and 8758th 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	$2.64	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$3154

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506