South Tarawa vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	South Tarawa	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$521	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$234	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.5	$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$690
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	1	17
😀 Quality of life	22	37
🏙️ Population	63.4K	9.03M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 13% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8519th and 7790th ($521 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th in Kiribati and China, respectively. Check Kiribati vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in South Tarawa compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8762nd and 7211th 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	$3.46	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.72	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.1	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3482	$15431

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$612
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$619
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$610
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$659
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$568
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$587
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$559
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$571
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$775
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$673
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$531
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$542
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$819
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1433
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$535
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$588
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$613
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$586
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$655
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$521
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$639
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$565
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$517
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$525
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$511
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$647
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$826
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$614
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$650
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$528