South Tarawa vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	South Tarawa	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$521	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$234	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.5	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$2869
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	17
😀 Quality of life	22	84
🏙️ Population	63.4K	216K

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 77% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8519th and 1293rd ($521 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kiribati and New Zealand, respectively. Check Kiribati vs New Zealand 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 Wellington. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 8762nd and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Wellington

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	South Tarawa	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.72	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3482	$13500

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700