South Tarawa vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	South Tarawa	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1303	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$233	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.7	$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	1	14
😀 Quality of life	28	44
🏙️ Population	63.4K	9.03M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 10% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8474th and 7960th ($538 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 8872nd and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Zhoukou

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	South Tarawa	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$845	$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.47	$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4200	$16685

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$543
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$556
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$491
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$596
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$509
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$526
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$518
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$520
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$602
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$483
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$601
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$516
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$581
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$516
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$518
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$569
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$523
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$516
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$489
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$581
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$498
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$578
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$514
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$592
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$506
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$506
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$507
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$525
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$590
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$531
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$583
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$561
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$594
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$514