Shaoyang vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shaoyang	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1601	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$212	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$402	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$720	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	24	1
😀 Quality of life	43	26
🏙️ Population	6.56M	63.4K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 18% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7871st and 8567th ($577 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 396th 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 Shaoyang compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Shaoyang ranked 236th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6810th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs South Tarawa

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	Shaoyang	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.08	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.8	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3499	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3103	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.4	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.6	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11076	$3154

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586

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