Lima vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$407	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	1
😀 Quality of life	65	23
🏙️ Population	9.94M	63.4K

The cost of living in Lima is 90% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5647th and 8525th ($977 vs $514) 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 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 4234th and 8757th 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	$4.73	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$3341

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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