South Tarawa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	South Tarawa	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$491	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1204	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$217	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$399
🚐 Transport expenses	$20.6	$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$369	$1294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	1	74
😀 Quality of life	26	82
🏙️ Population	63.4K	1.87M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 46% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8567th and 5887th ($491 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8758th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Tainan

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	South Tarawa	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.21	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.32%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1366	$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.37	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.2	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.3	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$725
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$791
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$952
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$857
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$890
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$995
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$746
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$860
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$917
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$861
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$851
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$863
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1011
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1169
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$689
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$721
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$860
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$675
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$664
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$589
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$588
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$716
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$713
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$738
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$694
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$799
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$667
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$678
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$1083
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$787
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$891
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$655
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$837
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$741