South Tarawa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Tarawa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$234
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.5
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
1
84
😀 Quality of life
22
80
🏙️ Population
63.4K
3.03M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 44% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8519th and 6052nd ($521 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kiribati and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in South Tarawa compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8762nd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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South Tarawa Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$461
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.72
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.36
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3482
$13638

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$1523
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$1519
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$629
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$596
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$596
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$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi Honiara
$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi Luganville
$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi Lautoka
$603
2190 km or 1361 mi Nadi
$901
2190 km or 1361 mi Port Vila
$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi Nasinu
$898
2253 km or 1400 mi Suva
$921
2310 km or 1435 mi Manase
$661
2382 km or 1480 mi Apia
$661
2712 km or 1685 mi Dumbea
$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi Paita
$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi Noumea
$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi Nukualofa
$963
2825 km or 1756 mi Mua
$961
3022 km or 1878 mi Lae
$541
3104 km or 1929 mi Port Moresby
$557
3286 km or 2042 mi London
$520
3357 km or 2086 mi Saipan
$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi Dededo
$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi Hagatna
$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi Cairns
$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi Jayapura
$459
3658 km or 2273 mi Gladstone
$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi Townsville
$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi Bundaberg
$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi Rockhampton
$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi Kauai
$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi Caloundra
$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi Caboolture
$1925
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$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi Brisbane
$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi Pearl
$2571

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Distance City Cost of living
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$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716