Quanzhou vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quanzhou	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$689	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1829	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$279	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.6	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$813	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	1
😀 Quality of life	53	26
🏙️ Population	8.78M	63.4K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 40% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6882nd and 8567th ($689 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd 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 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Quanzhou ranked 50th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6124th and 8758th 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	$2.79	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$186	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.29%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7109	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.09	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$505	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19406	$3154

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 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