Delhi vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Delhi	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$221	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.4	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$397
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	61	23
🏙️ Population	26.5M	63.4K

The cost of living in Delhi is 0.8% less expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8558th and 8525th ($510 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in India and Kiribati, respectively. Check India vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 5071st and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs South Tarawa

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	Delhi	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.53	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1179	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.29	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.59	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.18	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.5	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$3341

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$425
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$536
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$368
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$274
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$342
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$265
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$321
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$283
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$307
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$289
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$292
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$283
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$309
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$251
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$353
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$349
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$372
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$288
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$365
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$369
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$350
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$376
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$272
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$441
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$328
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$358
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$279
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$368
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$297
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$383
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$339
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$366
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$411
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$355
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$300
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$340

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562