Bijie vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bijie	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1608	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$199	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$337	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.3	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$834	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	9	1
😀 Quality of life	46	25
🏙️ Population	6.9M	63.4K

The cost of living in Bijie is 7% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8091st and 8428th ($569 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 1st in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bijie compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Bijie ranked 241st best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 7006th and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bijie vs South Tarawa

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	Bijie	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.7	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3227	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1711	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.54	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.3	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$300	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17196	$3644

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Cities near Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$560
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$538
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$579
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$562
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$551
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$570
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$575
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$607
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$560
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$550
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$645
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$561
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$563
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$570
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$599
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$591
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$565
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$621
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$579
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$542
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$571
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$569
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$568
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$580
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$635
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$541
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$551
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$596
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$574
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$571
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$586
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$588
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$563
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$557

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