Chengdu vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$251	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$404
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	72	22
🏙️ Population	20.9M	63.4K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 27% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7209th and 8519th ($660 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 Chengdu compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 1933rd and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs South Tarawa

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	Chengdu	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$3482

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

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