San Francisco vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Francisco	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4110	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8713	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$2867	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$4681	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$852	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7086	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	1
😀 Quality of life	97	25
🏙️ Population	874K	63.4K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 671% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5th and 8428th ($4110 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Francisco compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. San Francisco ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 20th and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs South Tarawa

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	San Francisco	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.5	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$117	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3192	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2524	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4937	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4262	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10657	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9554	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.8	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.07	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.5	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1880	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18564	$3644

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765

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