Phoenix vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phoenix	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2390	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5218	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$1517	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4557	$369
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	69	1
😀 Quality of life	90	26
🏙️ Population	1.61M	63.4K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 387% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 864th and 8567th ($2390 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 127th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1252	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2542	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2894	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.2	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.41	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.3	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$977	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10488	$3154

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$2339
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2381
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2315
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2425
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2485
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2428
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2347
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2427
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2392
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2379
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2414
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2275
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2105
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$2042
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2692
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1828
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$2008
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2043
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$874
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1941
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1886
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$865
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2687
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1054
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2706

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