Singapore City vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$181
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	89	1
😀 Quality of life	98	25
🏙️ Population	5.87M	63.4K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 500% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 109th and 8428th ($3201 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Kiribati, respectively. Check Singapore vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 7th and 8954th 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	$8.79	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$3644

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

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