Maoming vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maoming	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$857	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2292	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$422	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	29	1
😀 Quality of life	46	26
🏙️ Population	6.17M	63.4K

The cost of living in Maoming is 75% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6186th and 8567th ($857 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 Maoming compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6533rd and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs South Tarawa

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	Maoming	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$514	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$970	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7658	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3744	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.3	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.83	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$519	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18555	$3154

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$831
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$876
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$806
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$830
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$638
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$816
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$824
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$735
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$812
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$568
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$575
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1565
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$611
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$742
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$547
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$785
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$781
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$589
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$596
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2410
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$573
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$774
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$571
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$837
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$590
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$525
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$552
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$856
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$573
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$605
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$891
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1083

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506