Fresno vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fresno	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2485	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5571	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2728	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3630	$164
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	1
😀 Quality of life	83	28
🏙️ Population	542K	63.4K

The cost of living in Fresno is 362% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 909th and 8474th ($2485 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 2nd in the United States and Kiribati, respectively. Check the United States vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Fresno ranked 183rd best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 558th and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs South Tarawa

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	Fresno	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1505	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1285	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2435	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.5	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2696	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.4	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1123	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12990	$4200

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2440
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2523
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2517
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2562
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2494
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2454
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2454
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2547
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2107
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2276
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2435
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2391
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2797
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2565
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2605
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2440
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2390
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2608
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2851
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2854
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2992
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2768
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2300
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2586
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2445
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2276
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3017
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$1940
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3067
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2261
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2651
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2658
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3676
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2468
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2089
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1923
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2864
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2280

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610