South Tarawa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tarawa	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1512
🏠 One person rent	$226	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$335
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.1	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	1	68
😀 Quality of life	30	70
🏙️ Population	63.4K	12.6M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 0.6% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8528th and 8548th ($526 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8796th and 3567th 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	$3.8	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.1	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1342	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.5	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4506	$21955

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$520
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$520
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$514
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$504
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$457
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$484
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$516
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$513
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$502
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$524
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$487
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$513
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$529
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$525
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$555
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$538
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$540
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$533
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$540
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$610
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$507
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$521
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$589
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$637
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$612
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$599
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$556
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$575
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$549
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$567