South Tarawa vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	South Tarawa	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1262	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$228	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	78
😀 Quality of life	23	92
🏙️ Population	63.4K	662K

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 79% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8525th and 819th ($514 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 3rd in Canada, while ranked 8757th and 86th 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	$3.49	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$916	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.61	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.3	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$17240

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759