South Tarawa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	South Tarawa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1303	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.7	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	99
😀 Quality of life	28	98
🏙️ Population	63.4K	5.45M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8474th and 348th ($538 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 8872nd 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	$4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$845	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.47	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4200	$21946

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864