Calgary vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	1
😀 Quality of life	90	28
🏙️ Population	1.31M	63.4K

The cost of living in Calgary is 293% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1716th and 8474th ($2118 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd 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 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 209th and 8872nd 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	$17	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$4200

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610