Brisbane vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	1
😀 Quality of life	98	25
🏙️ Population	2.71M	63.4K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 287% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1813th and 8428th ($2065 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Australia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 9th and 8954th 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	$14.4	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$3644

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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