Bandar Seri Begawan vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1813
🏠 One person rent
$594
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1321
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
35
9
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
50K
6.9M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 78% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 5006th and 7655th ($1090 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 266th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 2.2 months in Bijie. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Bijie ranked 150th in China, while ranked 1581st and 6683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Bijie

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Bandar Seri Begawan Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$3703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$24.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$9.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$19624

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$1238
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$1409
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$574
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$572
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$560
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$548
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$564
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$586
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$592
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$629
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$620
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$611
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$638
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$614
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$459
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$505
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$501
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$458
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$577
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$503
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$488
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$516
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$465
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$521
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$465
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$549
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$590
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$512
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$531
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$534
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$534
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$391
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$552
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$387
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$542
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$532
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$839

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$591
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$568
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$586
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$620
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$576
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$594
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$627
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$642
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$618
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$609
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$632
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$580
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$567
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$682
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$662
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$588
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$595
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$570
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$625
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$624
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$611
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$609
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$631
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$593
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$575
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$613
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$607
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$596
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$604
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$660
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$560
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$574
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$593
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$614
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$601
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$587
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$621
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$605
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$591
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$572