Foshan vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$185	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$404
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	70	22
🏙️ Population	9.5M	63.4K

The cost of living in Foshan is 16% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7753rd and 8519th ($602 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st 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 Foshan compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2359th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs South Tarawa

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	Foshan	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$3482

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

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