South Tarawa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Tarawa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1272
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$235
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$22.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
1
93
😀 Quality of life
25
84
🏙️ Population
63.4K
2.33M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 43% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8428th and 5995th ($533 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kiribati and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in South Tarawa compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8954th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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South Tarawa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.73
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$280
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.18%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.83
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3644
$14970

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$1419
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$596
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$997
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$1884
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$818
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$836
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$751
2382 km or 1480 mi Apia
$753
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$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi Paita
$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi Noumea
$1878
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$1024
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$1022
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$548
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$566
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$532
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$1437
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$2406
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$2786
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$1513
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$507
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$1503
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$1683
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$1595
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$1712
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$1482
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$2825
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$1697
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$1710
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$2700
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$2637

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$868
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$993
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$1135
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$1313
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$695
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$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
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$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
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$914
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$634
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$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
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$628
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$628
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$1002
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$621
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$615
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$901
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$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
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$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
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$1079
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$696
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$697
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$666
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$600
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$454
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$589
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$586
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$672
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$604
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$451