Changhua vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changhua	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$841	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2497	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$328	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.8	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1478	$404
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	83	1
😀 Quality of life	61	22
🏙️ Population	225K	63.4K

The cost of living in Changhua is 62% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6291st and 8519th ($841 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Taiwan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Changhua ranked 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 5006th and 8762nd 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	$3.91	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.98%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5699	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3930	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.9	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.41	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.68	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.2	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$344	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14228	$3482

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$931
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$818
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$761
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$698
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$707
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$864
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$828
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$868
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$841
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1060
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$745
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1158
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$801
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1028
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$661
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$666
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$821
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$807
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$706
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$683
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$673
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$713
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$642
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$592
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$691
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$776
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$795
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$726
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$643
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$712
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$719
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$702
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$716

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