San Diego vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$404
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	87	1
😀 Quality of life	92	22
🏙️ Population	1.39M	63.4K

The cost of living in San Diego is 542% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 45th and 8519th ($3346 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 75th and 8762nd 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	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$3482

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571