Phoenix vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	70	1
😀 Quality of life	91	25
🏙️ Population	1.61M	63.4K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 339% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1184th and 8428th ($2340 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 181st and 8954th 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	$18.1	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$3644

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637