Living in Kiribati

Kiribati offers the most modest money picture in this group, with pay in the lower part of the global range and costs around the middle, so a salary covers a life here without leaving much spare. Tax is gentle, which helps, but the margin stays slim. English works in some settings, though much of daily and working life carries on in Gilbertese. Spread thin across remote atolls, the economy has little formal work to offer, and an outsider should expect getting hired to be the steepest part.

Kiribati sees more people leave than arrive, with a diaspora of 6.3K that grew 54% over the past decade. Most settle nearby: 3K live in New Zealand and 1,600 in Australia.