Singapore City vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	89	1
😀 Quality of life	98	26
🏙️ Population	5.87M	63.4K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 513% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 133rd and 8567th ($3007 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Singapore and Kiribati, respectively. Check Singapore vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 4th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs South Tarawa

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	Singapore City	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.57	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$3154

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

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