Ganzhou vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ganzhou	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1990	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$352	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	27	1
😀 Quality of life	43	23
🏙️ Population	8.97M	63.4K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 48% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6620th and 8525th ($761 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Ganzhou ranked 148th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6697th and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs South Tarawa

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	Ganzhou	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.3	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.19	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.9	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17058	$3341

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562