Long Beach vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$404
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	77	22
🏙️ Population	467K	63.4K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 415% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 464th and 8519th ($2681 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 769th and 8762nd 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	$16.3	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$3482

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

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