South Tarawa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	South Tarawa	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1303	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$233	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.7	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$1212
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	1	93
😀 Quality of life	28	87
🏙️ Population	63.4K	2.35M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 43% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8474th and 6085th ($538 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Taoyuan. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8872nd and 373rd 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	$4	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$845	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.47	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4200	$17081

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464