Dallas vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dallas	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2497	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5860	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2880	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5411	$369
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	1
😀 Quality of life	91	26
🏙️ Population	1.3M	63.4K

The cost of living in Dallas is 409% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 689th and 8567th ($2497 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 116th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1586	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3290	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2418	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4883	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2272	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.4	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$3154

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1987
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2162
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2242
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2206
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2323
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$1992
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2021
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2283
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1807
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2516
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2039
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2210
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2053
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$1804
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2059
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2204
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2017
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2338
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2306
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2275
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2467
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2384
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2139
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2236
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2084
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2200

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