Lima vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$466	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	1
😀 Quality of life	71	30
🏙️ Population	9.94M	63.4K

The cost of living in Lima is 97% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5300th and 8528th ($1034 vs $526) 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 0.6 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 3484th and 8796th 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	$4.53	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$4506

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649