South Tarawa vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	South Tarawa	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$491	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1204	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$217	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$20.6	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$369	$348
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	1	72
😀 Quality of life	26	62
🏙️ Population	63.4K	2.89M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 6% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8567th and 8350th ($491 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Kiribati and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in South Tarawa compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 8758th and 5178th 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	$3.21	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.32%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1366	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.37	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.2	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.3	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$5424

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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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506