South Tarawa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tarawa	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.1	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	86
😀 Quality of life	30	94
🏙️ Population	63.4K	2.79M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 78% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8528th and 1059th ($526 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 8796th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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	South Tarawa	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.1	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1342	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.5	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4506	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053