South Tarawa vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tarawa	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$226	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.1	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	1	76
😀 Quality of life	30	51
🏙️ Population	63.4K	3.01M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 1% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8528th and 8568th ($526 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Kiribati and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in South Tarawa compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 8796th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Surabaya

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	South Tarawa	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.1	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1342	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.5	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4506	$8118

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470