Fresno vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fresno	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2083	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5212	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$1287	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2076	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3882	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	1
😀 Quality of life	65	26
🏙️ Population	542K	63.4K

The cost of living in Fresno is 324% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1603rd and 8567th ($2083 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Fresno ranked 1706th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 4568th and 8758th 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	$15.8	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1125	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1727	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2747	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2718	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.15	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2655	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31096	$3154

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2144
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2314
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2343
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2535
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2372
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2344
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2372
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2439
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2153
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2248
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2351
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2149
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2313
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2665
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2478
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2514
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2393
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2239
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2498
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2592
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2702
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2814
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2638
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2111
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2400
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2271
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2126
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$2952
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$1945
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3009
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2205
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2434
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2417
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$2908
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2356
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2141
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$2035
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2660
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2140

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506