Lima vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lima	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2292	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$426	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$410	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	1
😀 Quality of life	64	26
🏙️ Population	9.94M	63.4K

The cost of living in Lima is 90% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5780th and 8567th ($932 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and Kiribati, respectively. Check Peru vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 4655th and 8758th 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	$4.3	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.43	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1234	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.54	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.89	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7186	$3154

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$778
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$694
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$658
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$593
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$538
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$626
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$522
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$491
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$491
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$583
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$611
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$519
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$476
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$674
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$525
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$506
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$634
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$504
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$562
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$511
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$592
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$475
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$543
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$551
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$637
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$532
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$514
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$390
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$726
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$702
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$472
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$603
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$790
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$705
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506