Hong Kong vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hong Kong	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6085	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1742	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$3071	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$923	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	80	30
🏙️ Population	7.41M	63.4K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 406% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 640th and 8528th ($2663 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 676th and 8796th 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	$7.74	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.9	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2008	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1474	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3693	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2621	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.67%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$27719	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17176	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.09	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.1	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1128	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$4506

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620

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