Bandar Seri Begawan vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2472	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$638	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$927	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1986	$711
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	100
😀 Quality of life	73	73
🏙️ Population	50K	21.9M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 9% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4932nd and 5341st ($1138 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 2614th and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Beijing

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$773	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.2	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.36	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.96	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.5	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13236	$25165

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1236
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1459
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$711
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$734
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$609
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$621
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$520
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$562
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$600
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$627
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$537
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$709
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$560
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$634
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$588
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$635
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$419
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$530
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$411
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$537
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$506
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$488
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$437
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$541
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$632
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$525
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$572
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$509
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$554
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$566
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$605
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$453
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$603
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$503
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$835

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748