South Tarawa vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tarawa	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2217
🏠 One person rent	$226	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.1	$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	1	36
😀 Quality of life	30	52
🏙️ Population	63.4K	6.98M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 36% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8528th and 6659th ($526 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd 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 months in Zhanjiang. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 8796th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Zhanjiang

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	South Tarawa	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.1	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1342	$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.5	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4506	$18767

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$797
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$802
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$711
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$617
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$714
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$858
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$828
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$580
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$620
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$873
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$574
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$548
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$782
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$592
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1734
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$627
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$579
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$678
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$601
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$785
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$778
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$801
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$564
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$694
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$995
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2396
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$586
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$583
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$766
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$528
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$593