Las Vegas vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Las Vegas	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5103	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2376	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4304	$404
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	51	1
😀 Quality of life	88	22
🏙️ Population	642K	63.4K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 331% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1265th and 8519th ($2246 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1114th 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 1.9 months in Las Vegas compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Las Vegas ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 240th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Las Vegas	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1989	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2716	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.6	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.31	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.41	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.72	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1002	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9634	$3482

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2239
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2309
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2253
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2639
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2256
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1842
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1886
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2152
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2163
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2641
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2416
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1638
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$1705
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2536
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2514
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2632
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2356
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2560
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2302
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2638
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2256
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2469
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2591
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2449
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2435
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2470
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2482
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2497
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2054
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2896
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2493
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2484
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2674
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3152
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2630
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2611

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