South Tarawa vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tarawa	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$226	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.1	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	1	17
😀 Quality of life	30	44
🏙️ Population	63.4K	7.01M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 12% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8528th and 7983rd ($526 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 Zhumadian. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 8796th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Zhumadian

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	South Tarawa	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.1	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1342	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.5	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4506	$8478

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513