Changsha vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$222	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$404
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	68	22
🏙️ Population	10M	63.4K

The cost of living in Changsha is 12% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7989th and 8519th ($582 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1st in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3254th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs South Tarawa

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	Changsha	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$3482

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575

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