Dubai vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dubai	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5278	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2877	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3926	$369
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	64	1
😀 Quality of life	88	26
🏙️ Population	3.33M	63.4K

The cost of living in Dubai is 354% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1218th and 8567th ($2229 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Kiribati, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 189th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs South Tarawa

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	Dubai	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.9	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1742	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3504	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4930	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2984	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.6	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.7	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.5	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.2	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$720	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$3154

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$1841
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1191
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1132
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1164
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$787
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1872
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1126
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1810
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$798
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$890
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$573
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$604
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1375
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1285
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1327
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$544
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$959
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$779
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1005
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$606
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$868
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$604
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$672
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$457
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$910
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$621
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$606
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$646
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$561
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$822
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$575
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$541

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