San Diego vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$369
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	87	1
😀 Quality of life	91	26
🏙️ Population	1.39M	63.4K

The cost of living in San Diego is 598% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 26th and 8567th ($3427 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 107th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs South Tarawa

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	San Diego	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$3154

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

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