South Tarawa vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tarawa	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1599
🏠 One person rent	$226	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$390
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.1	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$912
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	1	25
😀 Quality of life	30	47
🏙️ Population	63.4K	6.23M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 12% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8528th and 8011th ($526 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 270th 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 Xinyang. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 8796th and 7026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Xinyang

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	South Tarawa	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.1	$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1342	$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.5	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4506	$8362

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$589
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$593
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$599
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$595
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$562
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$643
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$610
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$521
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$585
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$519
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$624
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$657
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$575
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$567
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$610
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$575
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$613
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$555
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$664
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$619
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$649
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$487
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$587
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$516
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$691
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$650
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$504
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$658
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$600
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$514
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$529
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$638
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$554