Paris vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paris	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2231	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5578	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$247	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	1
😀 Quality of life	94	26
🏙️ Population	2.15M	63.4K

The cost of living in Paris is 354% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1216th and 8567th ($2231 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 33rd and 8758th 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	$18.6	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.14	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.51	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12958	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9199	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.8	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.08	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.34	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$838	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16502	$3154

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381

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