Gimhae vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gimhae	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2376	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$322	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2543	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	1
😀 Quality of life	74	26
🏙️ Population	534K	63.4K

The cost of living in Gimhae is 85% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5930th and 8567th ($907 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 2.8 months in Gimhae compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Gimhae ranked 19th best city to live in South Korea vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 1278th and 8758th 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	$6.32	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.5	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$446	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.6	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7449	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.25	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.1	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.29	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.16	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$520	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13744	$3154

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$963
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1029
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1073
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$1006
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$973
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$953
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1078
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$910
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$878
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1113
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$989
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$965
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$1055
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$896
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$984
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$991
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$960
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1060
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$865
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$999
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$787
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$958
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1147
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$903
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$924
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$932
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$902
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$923
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$945
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1028
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$903
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$963
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$949

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