Shenzhen vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shenzhen	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$939	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2825	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$484	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1524	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	1
😀 Quality of life	80	26
🏙️ Population	17.5M	63.4K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 91% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5744th and 8567th ($939 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 460th and 8758th 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	$3.46	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12768	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7264	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.56	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.98	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.4	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24305	$3154

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584

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