Calgary vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	1
😀 Quality of life	90	30
🏙️ Population	1.31M	63.4K

The cost of living in Calgary is 298% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1759th and 8528th ($2095 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 187th and 8796th 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	$19.1	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$4506

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649