Berlin vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$181
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	96	25
🏙️ Population	3.78M	63.4K

The cost of living in Berlin is 317% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1418th and 8428th ($2222 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Kiribati, respectively. Check Germany vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 35th and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs South Tarawa

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	Berlin	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$3644

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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