South Tarawa vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	South Tarawa	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$491	$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1204	$1883
🏠 One person rent	$217	$372
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$493
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$20.6	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$369	$1122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	1	49
😀 Quality of life	26	54
🏙️ Population	63.4K	7.1M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 34% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8567th and 6575th ($491 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 49th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 8758th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Yantai

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	South Tarawa	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.21	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.32%	4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1366	$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.37	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.2	$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.3	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$23682

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$679
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$669
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$649
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$708
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$630
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$625
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$633
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$600
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$653
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$623
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$591
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$530
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$507
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$548
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$581
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$542
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$555
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$544
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$575
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$506
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$525
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$538
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$637
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$531
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$572
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$585
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$667
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$572
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$585
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$607
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$608
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$643
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$677