Philadelphia vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Philadelphia	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1508	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2200	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$733	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	91	30
🏙️ Population	1.6M	63.4K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 394% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 741st and 8528th ($2597 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 118th and 8796th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2381	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4124	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.41	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2213	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20275	$4506

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737

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