Shenzhen vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenzhen	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2895	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$495	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$1237	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1649	$404
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	1
😀 Quality of life	79	22
🏙️ Population	17.7M	63.4K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 84% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5948th and 8519th ($958 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 556th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs South Tarawa

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	Shenzhen	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.6	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13100	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.62	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.2	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$3482

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571