Nanyang vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nanyang	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1586	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$213	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$366	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$164
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	83 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	17	1
😀 Quality of life	44	28
🏙️ Population	9.71M	63.4K

The cost of living in Nanyang is 7% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8149th and 8474th ($578 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nanyang compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Nanyang ranked 322nd best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 7322nd and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nanyang vs South Tarawa

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	Nanyang	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.37	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.72	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2935	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1639	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.29	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.5	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14394	$4200

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Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$555
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$526
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$561
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$544
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$570
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$523
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$554
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$543
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$520
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$594
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$491
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$553
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$596
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$509
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$525
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$518
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$514
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$590
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$516
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$598
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$506
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$589
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$591
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$585
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$517
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$518
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$529
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$507
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$562
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$489

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