Long Beach vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	78	25
🏙️ Population	467K	63.4K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 435% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 327th and 8428th ($2851 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 1st in the United States and Kiribati, respectively. Check the United States vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 982nd and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs South Tarawa

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	Long Beach	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$3644

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821

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