South Tarawa vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	South Tarawa	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$521	$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$234	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$506
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.5	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	1	28
😀 Quality of life	22	41
🏙️ Population	63.4K	6.23M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 24% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8519th and 7028th ($521 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th 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 Xinyang. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 8762nd and 6819th 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	$3.46	$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.72	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.1	$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3482	$9066

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$647
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$659
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$647
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$614
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$681
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$659
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$587
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$626
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$606
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$612
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$692
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$619
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$599
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$622
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$673
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$614
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$705
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$610
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$674
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$610
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$612
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$594
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$571
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$714
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$706
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$676
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$614
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$559
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$555
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$663
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$575