Quanzhou vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quanzhou	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$644	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$260	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.9	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$893	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	54	1
😀 Quality of life	66	23
🏙️ Population	8.78M	63.4K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 25% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7256th and 8525th ($644 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 1st in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 4015th and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs South Tarawa

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	Quanzhou	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.07	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.68	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2767	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.72	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20567	$3341

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562