Perth vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	96	28
🏙️ Population	2.14M	63.4K

The cost of living in Perth is 355% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 978th and 8474th ($2448 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Australia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Australia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 10th and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs South Tarawa

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	Perth	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$4200

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610