South Tarawa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	South Tarawa	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1303	$1473
🏠 One person rent	$233	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$327
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.7	$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$664
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	1	68
😀 Quality of life	28	68
🏙️ Population	63.4K	12.6M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 5% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8474th and 8643rd ($538 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 498th 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 Zhengzhou. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 8872nd and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Zhengzhou

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	South Tarawa	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$845	$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.47	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4200	$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$516
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$516
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$518
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$509
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$483
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$520
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$507
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$506
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$514
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$498
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$506
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$523
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$518
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$569
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$534
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$525
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$531
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$543
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$598
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$492
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$583
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$602
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$596
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$545
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$578
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$540
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$529
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$556