South Tarawa vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	South Tarawa	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$491	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1204	$2601
🏠 One person rent	$217	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$845
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$20.6	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$369	$2621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	91
😀 Quality of life	26	92
🏙️ Population	63.4K	1.23M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 50% less expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 8567th and 5418th ($491 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th in Kiribati and South Korea, respectively. Check Kiribati vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in South Tarawa compared to 2.7 months in Suwon. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 8758th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Suwon

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	South Tarawa	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.21	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.32%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1366	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$6828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.37	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$4.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.2	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$22.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.3	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$19843

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1054
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1120
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1097
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1024
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1081
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1256
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1152
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1444
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1069
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1101
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1020
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$949
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$986
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1106
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1144
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1124
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$940
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$983
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1072
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1041
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1005
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$880
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1542
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1009
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$911
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$949
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$992