Guangzhou vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guangzhou	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2063	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$354	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$829	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	1
😀 Quality of life	74	28
🏙️ Population	18.7M	63.4K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 45% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6835th and 8474th ($782 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2285th and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs South Tarawa

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	Guangzhou	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8986	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16938	$4200

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694

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