Edmonton vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$955	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$404
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	1
😀 Quality of life	89	22
🏙️ Population	1.01M	63.4K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 243% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 2563rd and 8519th ($1785 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 1st in Canada and Kiribati, respectively. Check Canada vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 172nd and 8762nd 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	$14.2	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$3482

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

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