South Tarawa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	South Tarawa	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$521	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$234	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.5	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$3590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	86
😀 Quality of life	22	94
🏙️ Population	63.4K	2.79M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 80% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8519th and 656th ($521 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kiribati and Canada, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Canada 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 Toronto. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8762nd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	South Tarawa	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.72	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.1	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3482	$18156

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085