Las Vegas vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Las Vegas	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2271	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$1389	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4042	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	51	1
😀 Quality of life	87	23
🏙️ Population	642K	63.4K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 342% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1211th and 8525th ($2271 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.8 months in Las Vegas compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Las Vegas ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 290th and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs South Tarawa

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	Las Vegas	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.11	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1126	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2493	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3295	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2677	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1017	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13572	$3341

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2260
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2322
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2343
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2261
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2566
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2235
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1852
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1926
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2126
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2146
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2749
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$2115
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2592
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$2083
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2141
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2550
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2568
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2840
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2471
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2657
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2421
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2763
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2389
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2619
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2778
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2578
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2502
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2888
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2501
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2619
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2447
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2768
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2544
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2466
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2726
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3060
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2701
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2695

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562