South Tarawa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tarawa	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$226	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	1	93
😀 Quality of life	30	89
🏙️ Population	63.4K	2.36M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 47% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8528th and 5651st ($526 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8796th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Taoyuan

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	South Tarawa	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.1	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1342	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.5	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4506	$19490

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$889
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$921
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1248
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$792
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$979
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$942
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$874
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$868
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$884
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$904
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$673
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$938
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$844
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$672
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$648
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$643
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$892
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$729
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$717
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$774
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$689
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$687
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$640
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$686
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$705
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$677
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$617
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$474
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$612
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$696
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$628
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$473