Edmonton vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$996	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	64	1
😀 Quality of life	91	30
🏙️ Population	1.01M	63.4K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 249% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 2656th and 8528th ($1835 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 2nd in Canada and Kiribati, respectively. Check Canada vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 133rd and 8796th 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	$18	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$4506

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649