Changhua vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Changhua	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$890	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2581	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$348	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$851	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.5	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1482	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	83	1
😀 Quality of life	65	26
🏙️ Population	227K	63.4K

The cost of living in Changhua is 81% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6021st and 8567th ($890 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Taiwan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 4489th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs South Tarawa

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	Changhua	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4956	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3846	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.23	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.8	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.47	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13228	$3154

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$995
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$857
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$791
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$746
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$725
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$860
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$861
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$913
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1011
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$863
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1169
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$952
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$860
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$675
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$689
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$851
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$721
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$664
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$694
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$678
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$713
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$667
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$588
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$744
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$716
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$787
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$799
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$738
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$735
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$741
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$719
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$721

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