Gold Coast vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$369
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	1
😀 Quality of life	90	26
🏙️ Population	638K	63.4K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 338% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1408th and 8567th ($2152 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Australia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Australia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 120th and 8758th 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	$16.1	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$3154

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

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