Shangqiu vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shangqiu	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1910	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$362	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$624	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$369
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	24	1
😀 Quality of life	41	26
🏙️ Population	7.82M	63.4K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 51% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6604th and 8567th ($743 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shangqiu compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Shangqiu ranked 319th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 7053rd and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs South Tarawa

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	Shangqiu	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$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	$302	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3564	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1991	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.5	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.08	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.16	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14498	$3154

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543

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