Phoenix vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phoenix	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5360	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2224	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4113	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	71	1
😀 Quality of life	91	28
🏙️ Population	1.61M	63.4K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 338% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1175th and 8474th ($2357 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st 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 Phoenix compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 134th and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs South Tarawa

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	Phoenix	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2325	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1811	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4603	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.52	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1456	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18987	$4200

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781

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