Shijiazhuang vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shijiazhuang	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1419	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$184	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$623	$404
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	71	1
😀 Quality of life	61	22
🏙️ Population	10.6M	63.4K

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 3% less expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8633rd and 8519th ($507 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 1st in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Shijiazhuang ranked 35th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 5079th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shijiazhuang vs South Tarawa

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	Shijiazhuang	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.91	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.9	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.43	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2374	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.56	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.74	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.84	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.16	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.9	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4947	$3482

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$547
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$555
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$568
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$588
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$614
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$572
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$575
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$605
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$632
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$637
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$616
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$677
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$482
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$620
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$609
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$611
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$634
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$577
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$598
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$670
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$500
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$649
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$679
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$507
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$720
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$538
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$597
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$608
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$619
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$668
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$747
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$693
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$729
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$734

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