South Tarawa vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	South Tarawa	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$491	$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1204	$5785
🏠 One person rent	$217	$1629
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$2825
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$20.6	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$369	$3016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	78
😀 Quality of life	26	93
🏙️ Population	63.4K	662K

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 81% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8567th and 587th ($491 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 8758th and 60th 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	$3.21	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.32%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1366	$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.37	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$14942

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2595
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2407
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2034
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2251
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2134
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2445
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2576
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1721
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2585
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2604
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2837
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3118
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2279
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2729
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2728
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2920
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2313
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3262
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2974
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3345
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2758