Foshan vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$234	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	72	30
🏙️ Population	9.5M	63.4K

The cost of living in Foshan is 19% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7755th and 8528th ($627 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2991st and 8796th 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	$3.7	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$4506

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649