Long Beach vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	78	28
🏙️ Population	467K	63.4K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 407% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 524th and 8474th ($2732 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 992nd and 8872nd 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	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$4200

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610