San Antonio vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Antonio	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2033	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4826	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$1209	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4114	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	1
😀 Quality of life	91	23
🏙️ Population	1.43M	63.4K

The cost of living in San Antonio is 296% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 1745th and 8525th ($2033 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1531st 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 2 months in San Antonio compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. San Antonio ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 117th and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs South Tarawa

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	San Antonio	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2285	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4263	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2070	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1134	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16552	$3341

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133

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