Gimhae vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gimhae	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2615	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$388	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	71	1
😀 Quality of life	75	30
🏙️ Population	534K	63.4K

The cost of living in Gimhae is 93% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5470th and 8528th ($1014 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in South Korea and Kiribati, respectively. Check South Korea vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Gimhae compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Gimhae ranked 13th best city to live in South Korea vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 1727th and 8796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs South Tarawa

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	Gimhae	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.62	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8201	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5636	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.6	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.46	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.92	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.5	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.02	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$516	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18176	$4506

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1084
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1013
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$992
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1023
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$974
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$946
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$957
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$982
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1051
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$992
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$924
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$989
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$955
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$914
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$887
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$896
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$954
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$973
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$930
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$919
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$883
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$931
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$961
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$957
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$892
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$905
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$922
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$933
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$923
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$990
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$909
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$865
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$971
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1009

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