Bijie vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bijie	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1707	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$208	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$397	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.3	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1289	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	9	1
😀 Quality of life	43	23
🏙️ Population	6.9M	63.4K

The cost of living in Bijie is 14% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7844th and 8525th ($584 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 305th and 1st in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bijie compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Bijie ranked 157th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6717th and 8757th 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	$2.73	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3424	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.52	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.63	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18453	$3341

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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 South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562