South Tarawa vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	South Tarawa	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1272	$1576
🏠 One person rent	$235	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$286
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.3	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$622
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	1	16
😀 Quality of life	25	43
🏙️ Population	63.4K	9.03M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 8% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8428th and 7972nd ($533 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 353rd in China, while ranked 8954th and 7341st 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	$3.73	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.5	$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.18%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.92	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3644	$14551

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$553
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$563
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$507
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$580
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$517
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$526
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$522
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$523
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$598
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$478
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$595
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$518
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$570
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$513
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$517
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$572
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$525
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$807
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$516
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$502
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$570
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$581
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$510
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$582
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$511
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$503
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$506
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$513
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$574
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$585
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$582
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$499