Shangqiu vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shangqiu	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1657	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$246	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$164
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	17	1
😀 Quality of life	44	28
🏙️ Population	7.82M	63.4K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 12% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7914th and 8474th ($602 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 207th and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shangqiu compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Shangqiu ranked 334th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 7360th and 8872nd 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	$2.9	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$348	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.5	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1731	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.38	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16802	$4200

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518

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