Dallas vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$404
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	1
😀 Quality of life	91	22
🏙️ Population	1.3M	63.4K

The cost of living in Dallas is 390% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 700th and 8519th ($2550 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 1st in the United States and Kiribati, respectively. Check the United States vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 113th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$3482

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

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