New York City vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$369
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	96	26
🏙️ Population	8.8M	63.4K

The cost of living in New York City is 724% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6th and 8567th ($4044 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 New York City compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 8th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs South Tarawa

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	New York City	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$3154

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506