London vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$404
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	99	22
🏙️ Population	8.8M	63.4K

The cost of living in London is 558% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 37th and 8519th ($3427 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Kiribati, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2nd and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs South Tarawa

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	London	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$3482

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571