Quanzhou vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quanzhou	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$306	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$771	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	1
😀 Quality of life	71	30
🏙️ Population	8.78M	63.4K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 23% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7630th and 8528th ($648 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Quanzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3354th and 8796th 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	$2.23	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.14%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1964	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.93	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.22	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.8	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9745	$4506

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954

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