South Tarawa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	South Tarawa	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1262	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$228	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.3	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	1	98
😀 Quality of life	23	70
🏙️ Population	63.4K	12.3M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 22% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8525th and 7163rd ($514 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 8757th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Wuhan

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	South Tarawa	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$916	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.61	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.5	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.3	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$8658

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586