Mumbai vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mumbai	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$425	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$739	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	83	1
😀 Quality of life	68	30
🏙️ Population	15.4M	63.4K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 36% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7177th and 8528th ($717 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in India and Kiribati, respectively. Check India vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mumbai compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 4560th and 8796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs South Tarawa

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	Mumbai	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.24	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1054	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.25	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.49%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2693	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.78	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.83	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.2	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.8	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4986	$4506

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$464
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$355
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$252
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$495
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$329
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$256
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$267
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$663
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$370
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$335
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$287
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$279
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$269
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$285
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$358
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$298
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$391
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$365
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$372
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$404
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$360
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$298
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$372
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$350
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$312
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$333
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$253
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$308
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$282
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$367
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$346
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$283
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$287
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$281

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