Beijing vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$589	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	73	25
🏙️ Population	21.9M	63.4K

The cost of living in Beijing is 93% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5355th and 8428th ($1029 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2546th and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs South Tarawa

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	Beijing	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$3644

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637