South Tarawa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Tarawa Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$234
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.5
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
1
74
😀 Quality of life
22
80
🏙️ Population
63.4K
1.87M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 38% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8519th and 6292nd ($521 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8762nd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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South Tarawa Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$461
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.72
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.36
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3482
$18526

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$1523
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$1519
706 km or 439 mi Yaren
$629
1302 km or 809 mi Vaiaku
$596
1302 km or 809 mi Funafuti
$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
3851 km or 2393 mi Waipahu
$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi Brisbane
$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi Pearl
$2571

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719