South Tarawa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Tarawa Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1272
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$235
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$22.3
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$940
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
1
89
😀 Quality of life
25
74
🏙️ Population
63.4K
13.9M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 17% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8428th and 7452nd ($533 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 8954th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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South Tarawa Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.73
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$280
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.18%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.83
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.5
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3644
$18657

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$1419
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$997
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$1884
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$818
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$836
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$751
2382 km or 1480 mi Apia
$753
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$1811
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$1807
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$1878
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$1024
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$1022
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$548
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$566
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$532
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$1437
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$2406
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$2786
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$1513
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$507
3658 km or 2273 mi Gladstone
$1503
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$1683
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$1595
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$1712
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$1482
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$2825
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$1697
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$1710
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$641
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$707
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$634
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$619
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$750
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$638
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$688
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$565
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$1029
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$634
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$558
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$564
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$660
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$614
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$456
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$580
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$616
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$533
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$505
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$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
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$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
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$535
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$527
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$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
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$550
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$562
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$505
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$652
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$548
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$573