Canberra vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$404
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	1
😀 Quality of life	83	22
🏙️ Population	381K	63.4K

The cost of living in Canberra is 359% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 929th and 8519th ($2393 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Australia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 393rd and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs South Tarawa

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	Canberra	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$3482

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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