Ganzhou vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ganzhou	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$413	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$746	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	24	1
😀 Quality of life	46	28
🏙️ Population	8.97M	63.4K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 51% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6702nd and 8474th ($814 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Ganzhou ranked 252nd best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 7120th and 8872nd 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	$3.02	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.3	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2158	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1160	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.28	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.5	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.61	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.96	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.5	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$609	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7216	$4200

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$807
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$730
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$673
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$588
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$698
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$603
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$602
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$564
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$609
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$634
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$595
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$760
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$464
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$465
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$511
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$795
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$589
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$621
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$617
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$539
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$682
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$594
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$638
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$943
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$782
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$723
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$586
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$583
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$610
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$903
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$769
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$939

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610