Shangrao vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shangrao	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2017	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$241	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$799	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	18	1
😀 Quality of life	47	28
🏙️ Population	6.49M	63.4K

The cost of living in Shangrao is 24% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7479th and 8474th ($665 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 91st 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 204th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6989th and 8872nd 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	$3.63	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.2	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4424	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2203	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.3	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.31	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.55	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.16	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.1	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30231	$4200

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Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633

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