Changsha vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$202	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$181
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	72	25
🏙️ Population	10M	63.4K

The cost of living in Changsha is 11% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8428th ($592 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1st in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3381st and 8954th 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	$2.78	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$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	$188	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$3644

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$527
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$569
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$571
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$612
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$564
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$572
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$622
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$487
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$547
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$603
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$587
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$511
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$593
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$590
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$625
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$660
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$599
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$596
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$548
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$750
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$534
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$609
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$638
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$526
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$639
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$671
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$571
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$632
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$646
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$598
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$546

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