Canberra vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	1
😀 Quality of life	85	30
🏙️ Population	381K	63.4K

The cost of living in Canberra is 329% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1373rd and 8528th ($2258 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Australia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Australia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 438th and 8796th 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	$15.6	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$4506

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

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