South Tarawa vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	South Tarawa	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1262	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$228	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.3	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	1	74
😀 Quality of life	23	63
🏙️ Population	63.4K	3.01M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 7% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8525th and 8233rd ($514 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 8757th and 4691st 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	$3.49	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$916	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.61	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$5490

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508