South Tarawa vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tarawa	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$226	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.1	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	1	65
😀 Quality of life	30	74
🏙️ Population	63.4K	12.7M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 34% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8528th and 6776th ($526 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Kiribati and China, respectively. Check Kiribati vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in South Tarawa compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8796th and 2020th 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	$3.8	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.1	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1342	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.5	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4506	$20341

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635