Moscow vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	1
😀 Quality of life	72	30
🏙️ Population	13.3M	63.4K

The cost of living in Moscow is 219% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 3277th and 8528th ($1678 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Russia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2774th and 8796th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/moscow/south-tarawa.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Moscow vs South Tarawa infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/moscow/south-tarawa" target="_blank">Moscow vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Moscow vs South Tarawa

Prices for goods and services in Moscow and South Tarawa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Moscow	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$4506

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649