Linyi vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Linyi	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$175	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$297	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$71	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$808	$181
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	19	1
😀 Quality of life	47	30
🏙️ Population	11M	63.4K

The cost of living in Linyi is 0.5% less expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8545th and 8528th ($523 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Linyi compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Linyi ranked 207th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6979th and 8796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Linyi vs South Tarawa

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	Linyi	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.84	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.7	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$183	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.1	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.02	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3127	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1041	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.8	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.16	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.78	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.06	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8258	$4506

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Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$587
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$590
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$571
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$550
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$585
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$633
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$531
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$578
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$549
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$536
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$565
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$560
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$582
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$595
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$672
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$562
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$576
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$523
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$453
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$460
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$605
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$596
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$582
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$588
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$546
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$649
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$522
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$553
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$938
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$523
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$602
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$612
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$549
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$759
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$811

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