Los Angeles vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$181
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	1
😀 Quality of life	94	25
🏙️ Population	3.9M	63.4K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 530% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 65th and 8428th ($3361 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 74th and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs South Tarawa

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	Los Angeles	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$3644

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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