Shijiazhuang vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shijiazhuang	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1325	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$188	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$321	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$705	$164
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	58	1
😀 Quality of life	68	28
🏙️ Population	10.6M	63.4K

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 9% less expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8757th and 8474th ($493 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 518th and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Shijiazhuang ranked 38th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 4718th and 8872nd 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	$1.74	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.1	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.43	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.44	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5006	$4200

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$519
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$524
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$525
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$558
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$528
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$512
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$562
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$568
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$508
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$466
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$468
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$542
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$562
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$540
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$545
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$567
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$492
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$555
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$646
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$523
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$621
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$505
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$540
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$531
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$610
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$666
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$584
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$659
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$630
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$770
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716

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