South Tarawa vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	South Tarawa	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$491	$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1204	$1761
🏠 One person rent	$217	$270
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$469
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$20.6	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$369	$853
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	1	28
😀 Quality of life	26	44
🏙️ Population	63.4K	6.23M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 25% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8567th and 7132nd ($491 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 162nd 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 8758th and 6731st 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	$3.21	$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.32%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1366	$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.37	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.2	$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.3	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$13167

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$629
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$639
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$651
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$624
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$614
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$643
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$589
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$605
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$589
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$608
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$620
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$646
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$584
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$601
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$624
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$622
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$685
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$586
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$661
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$599
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$570
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$697
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$563
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$669
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$601
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$596
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$554
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$554
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$647
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$574