Dubai vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Dubai vs South Tarawa

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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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Cities near Dubai

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