Canberra vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$369
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	1
😀 Quality of life	82	26
🏙️ Population	381K	63.4K

The cost of living in Canberra is 430% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 522nd and 8567th ($2604 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Australia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 367th and 8758th 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	$32.8	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$3154

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506