Lima vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lima	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2534	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$453	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$592	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	79	1
😀 Quality of life	71	25
🏙️ Population	9.94M	63.4K

The cost of living in Lima is 95% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5274th and 8428th ($1040 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Kiribati, respectively. Check Peru vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3631st and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs South Tarawa

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	Lima	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.56	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$3644

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745

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