Honolulu vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$404
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	1
😀 Quality of life	87	22
🏙️ Population	351K	63.4K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 483% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 133rd and 8519th ($3039 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 1st in the United States and Kiribati, respectively. Check the United States vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 290th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs South Tarawa

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	Honolulu	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$3482

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571