South Tarawa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	South Tarawa	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1272	$3273
🏠 One person rent	$235	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$1099
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.3	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1659
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	1	94
😀 Quality of life	25	87
🏙️ Population	63.4K	2.6M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 59% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8428th and 4455th ($533 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kiribati and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in South Tarawa compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 8954th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Taipei

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	South Tarawa	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.73	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.5	$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.18%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.92	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3644	$17567

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1135
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1030
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$942
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$802
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$868
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$993
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$695
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$1006
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$914
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$894
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$894
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$914
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$628
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$634
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$854
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$894
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$621
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$615
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$700
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$901
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$753
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$707
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$677
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$671
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$696
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$616
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$666
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$697
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$600
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$586
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$672
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$604
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$650
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$454
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589