Dubai vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1273
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$404
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
64
1
😀 Quality of life
86
22
🏙️ Population
3.33M
63.4K

The cost of living in Dubai is 343% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1098th and 8519th ($2309 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.5 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 306th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$3482

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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