Gold Coast vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	1
😀 Quality of life	92	28
🏙️ Population	608K	63.4K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 370% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 839th and 8474th ($2528 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Australia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 124th and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs South Tarawa

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	Gold Coast	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$4200

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610