Hong Kong vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	83	25
🏙️ Population	7.41M	63.4K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 410% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 532nd and 8428th ($2718 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 548th and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs South Tarawa

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	Hong Kong	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$3644

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637