Melbourne vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2394	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5687	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$1342	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2213	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$344	$21.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4369	$407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	100	22
🏙️ Population	5.03M	63.4K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 359% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 929th and 8507th ($2394 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Australia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 1st and 8760th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs South Tarawa

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	Melbourne	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.5	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1356	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1820	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7493	$1482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5817	$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.76	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.98	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.6	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.9	$29.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1967	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21197	$3507

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1778
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1766
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1875
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1819
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1786
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1793
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1791
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1748
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1796
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1893
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1353
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1392
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1824
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1722
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1702
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1786
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1629
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1755
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1803
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2382
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1823
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1741
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2266
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1506
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1681
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1527
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2244
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1740
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1823
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2456
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1984
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2799
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2292
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1835
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1667
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1285
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1919

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1522
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1517
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$630
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$598
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1463
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3029
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$601
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$902
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2343
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$922
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$662
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1698
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1696
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1754
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$964
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$542
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1422
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2638
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2644
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1448
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1603
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1690
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1824
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1513
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2709
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1730
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1749
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1922
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2606
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2488
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2569