Changhua vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changhua	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$365	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1621	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	83	1
😀 Quality of life	67	25
🏙️ Population	225K	63.4K

The cost of living in Changhua is 71% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6149th and 8428th ($914 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 4895th and 8954th 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	$4.95	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.24%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7132	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.44	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.4	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18881	$3644

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$894
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$695
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$914
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$868
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$942
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$894
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1135
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$802
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1313
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$854
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1030
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$615
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$634
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$621
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$901
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$707
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$628
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$671
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$697
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$616
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$454
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$700
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$451
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$753
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$579
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$600
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$696
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$666
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$650

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