Bijie vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bijie	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1707	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$208	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$397	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.3	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1289	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	9	39
😀 Quality of life	43	56
🏙️ Population	6.9M	236K

The cost of living in Bijie is 15% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7844th and 6941st ($584 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 305th and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bijie compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Bijie ranked 157th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6717th and 5825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bijie vs Gaborone

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	Bijie	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.73	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3424	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.52	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.63	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18453	$4190

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Cities near Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$574
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$540
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$559
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$554
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$613
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$593
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$584
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$634
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$571
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$546
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$652
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$634
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$554
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$580
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$540
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$592
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$590
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$580
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$579
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$656
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$603
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$553
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$573
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$573
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$572
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$623
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$526
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$546
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$581
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$575
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$554
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$611
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$572
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$549
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$540

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597