South Tarawa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	South Tarawa	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1303	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$233	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$454
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.7	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$1151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	1	97
😀 Quality of life	28	74
🏙️ Population	63.4K	12.3M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 18% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8474th and 7564th ($538 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8872nd and 2134th 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	$4	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$845	$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.47	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4200	$8927

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$639
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$657
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$645
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$599
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$682
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$634
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$651
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$615
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$591
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$599
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$590
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$602
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$605
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$599
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$610
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$589
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$563
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$579
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$561
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$562
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$568
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$647
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$529
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$603
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$570
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$539
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$544
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$596
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$552
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$595
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$584