South Tarawa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tarawa	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$226	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.1	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	1	81
😀 Quality of life	30	74
🏙️ Population	63.4K	13.9M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 23% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8528th and 7400th ($526 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd 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 Tianjin. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8796th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Tianjin

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	South Tarawa	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.1	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1342	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.5	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4506	$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546