Fresno vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fresno	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2494	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5541	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2667	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$633	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3725	$181
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	1
😀 Quality of life	83	30
🏙️ Population	542K	63.4K

The cost of living in Fresno is 374% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 898th and 8528th ($2494 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th 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 170th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 521st and 8796th 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	$19.9	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.8	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1552	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2419	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2328	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2653	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3089	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.73	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.53	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1186	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12948	$4506

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2451
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2526
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2532
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2576
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2511
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2449
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2473
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2562
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2098
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2275
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2414
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2141
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2404
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2825
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2568
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2623
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2477
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2413
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2631
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2860
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2861
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2984
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2785
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2305
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2590
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2456
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2309
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3073
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$1931
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3048
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2259
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2668
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2677
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3698
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2545
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2088
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1936
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2878
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2374

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