South Tarawa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tarawa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.1	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	99
😀 Quality of life	30	100
🏙️ Population	63.4K	5.45M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8528th and 370th ($526 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Kiribati and Australia, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in South Tarawa compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8796th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Sydney

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	South Tarawa	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.1	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1342	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.5	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4506	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863