South Tarawa vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	South Tarawa	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1303	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$233	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$397
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.7	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	1	25
😀 Quality of life	28	46
🏙️ Population	63.4K	6.23M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 10% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8474th and 7971st ($538 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 230th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 8872nd and 7058th 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	$4	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.3
🥤 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	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$845	$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.47	$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.81
🧅 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	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4200	$8982

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$590
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$594
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$596
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$591
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$561
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$639
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$526
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$599
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$585
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$543
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$624
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$653
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$578
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$556
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$598
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$554
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$570
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$601
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$555
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$657
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$615
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$645
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$491
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$589
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$544
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$682
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$647
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$509
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$651
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$596
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$518
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$523
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$634
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$562