Fresno vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fresno	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2277	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5358	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$1457	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2561	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3885	$404
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	1
😀 Quality of life	79	22
🏙️ Population	542K	63.4K

The cost of living in Fresno is 337% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1183rd and 8519th ($2277 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Fresno ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 575th and 8762nd 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	$18.2	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.07	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2130	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.9	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2718	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$979	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30020	$3482

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2281
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2409
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2427
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2614
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2424
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2386
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2412
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2498
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2079
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2231
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2151
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2374
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2758
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2500
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2557
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2570
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2401
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2557
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2735
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2852
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2963
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2706
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2312
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2532
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2428
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2187
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3118
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2016
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$2897
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2271
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2561
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2557
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3527
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2970
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2250
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$2839
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2868
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2194

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