South Tarawa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	South Tarawa	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1303	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.7	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	86
😀 Quality of life	28	95
🏙️ Population	63.4K	2.79M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 78% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8474th and 897th ($538 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Kiribati and Canada, respectively. Check Kiribati vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in South Tarawa compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8872nd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Toronto

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	South Tarawa	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$845	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.47	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4200	$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029