Brisbane vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$404
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	1
😀 Quality of life	97	22
🏙️ Population	2.36M	63.4K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 378% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 781st and 8519th ($2491 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Australia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 15th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs South Tarawa

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	Brisbane	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$3482

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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