Paris vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$404
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	1
😀 Quality of life	95	22
🏙️ Population	2.15M	63.4K

The cost of living in Paris is 353% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 998th and 8519th ($2357 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Kiribati, respectively. Check France vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 22nd and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs South Tarawa

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	Paris	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$3482

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571