Portland vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	1
😀 Quality of life	90	23
🏙️ Population	653K	63.4K

The cost of living in Portland is 412% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 603rd and 8525th ($2629 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 Portland compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 157th and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs South Tarawa

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	Portland	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$3341

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562