Chengdu vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$252	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	75	25
🏙️ Population	20.9M	63.4K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 19% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7530th and 8428th ($635 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 1800th and 8954th 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	$2.87	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$3644

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

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