Las Vegas vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Las Vegas	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2414	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5485	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$1520	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2657	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$637	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4014	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	1
😀 Quality of life	88	25
🏙️ Population	642K	63.4K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 353% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1007th and 8428th ($2414 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 882nd 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 1.7 months in Las Vegas compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Las Vegas ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 333rd and 8954th 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	$23.9	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.24	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2700	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3807	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.2	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.02	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.15	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.6	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1185	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9170	$3644

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2376
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2371
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2394
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2313
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2510
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$1477
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1855
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1883
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2129
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2155
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2644
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1883
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2578
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1981
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2025
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2541
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2625
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2065
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2521
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2611
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2518
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2757
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2554
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2578
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2776
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2605
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2459
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2635
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2459
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2616
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2446
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2962
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2528
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2348
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2755
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3184
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2746
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2726

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