Shangrao vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shangrao	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2040	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$242	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	18	1
😀 Quality of life	46	30
🏙️ Population	6.49M	63.4K

The cost of living in Shangrao is 30% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7385th and 8528th ($684 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 Shangrao compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Shangrao ranked 234th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 7068th and 8796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangrao vs South Tarawa

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	Shangrao	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.71	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5055	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2527	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.5	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.18	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25646	$4506

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Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628

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