South Tarawa vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	South Tarawa	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$521	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$234	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.5	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$3361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	78
😀 Quality of life	22	92
🏙️ Population	63.4K	662K

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 80% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8519th and 512th ($521 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 8762nd and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Vancouver

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	South Tarawa	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.41
🧅 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	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.72	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3482	$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743