South Tarawa vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	South Tarawa	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$491	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1204	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$217	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$903
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$20.6	$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$369	$1671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	1	26
😀 Quality of life	26	63
🏙️ Population	63.4K	88.3K

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 42% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 8567th and 6217th ($491 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Kiribati and Fiji, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in South Tarawa compared to 2 months in Suva. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 8758th and 4952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Suva

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	South Tarawa	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.21	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.32%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1366	$668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.37	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.2	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.3	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$9729

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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 Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$824
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$752
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$599
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$974
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$978
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$576
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1841
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$594
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$594
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2943
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1648
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2279
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1994
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1754
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1701
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1425
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1200
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1563
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1071
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$744
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1207
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1113
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1454
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1230
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1777
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887