South Tarawa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	South Tarawa	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$491	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1204	$1756
🏠 One person rent	$217	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$20.6	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$369	$833
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	1	98
😀 Quality of life	26	71
🏙️ Population	63.4K	12.3M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 24% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8567th and 7238th ($491 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 8758th and 2438th 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	$3.21	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.32%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1366	$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.37	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.2	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.3	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$11975

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$620
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$650
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$685
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$661
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$605
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$697
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$647
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$669
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$586
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$624
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$643
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$602
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$629
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$647
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$658
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$604
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$664
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$609
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$574
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$671
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$574
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$580
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$558
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$687
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$624
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$538
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$708
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$651
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$574
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$599
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$575