Edmonton vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	1
😀 Quality of life	91	25
🏙️ Population	1.01M	63.4K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 242% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 2644th and 8428th ($1823 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 1st in Canada and Kiribati, respectively. Check Canada vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 171st and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs South Tarawa

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	Edmonton	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$3644

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637