South Tarawa vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	South Tarawa	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$521	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$234	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.5	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	1	70
😀 Quality of life	22	67
🏙️ Population	63.4K	12.7M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 49% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8519th and 5553rd ($521 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Kiribati and China, respectively. Check Kiribati vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in South Tarawa compared to 1 months in Suzhou. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 8762nd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Suzhou

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	South Tarawa	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.72	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3482	$26560

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645