Hangzhou vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hangzhou	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2401	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$405	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.5	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$912	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	84	1
😀 Quality of life	72	28
🏙️ Population	11.9M	63.4K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 60% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6527th and 8474th ($860 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3360th and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs South Tarawa

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	Hangzhou	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.12	$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	$522	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$964	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8066	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4023	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.24	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.66	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$477	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29918	$4200

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$680
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$594
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$652
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$644
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$782
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$684
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$671
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$652
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$683
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$665
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1126
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$669
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$644
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1002
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$623
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$650
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$628
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$617
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$636
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$697
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$557
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$680
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$611
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$646
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$765

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