Calgary vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$397
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	1
😀 Quality of life	90	23
🏙️ Population	1.31M	63.4K

The cost of living in Calgary is 304% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1646th and 8525th ($2077 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Kiribati, respectively. Check Canada vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 153rd and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs South Tarawa

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	Calgary	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$3341

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562