Bandar Seri Begawan vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$638
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$963
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
34
7
😀 Quality of life
73
47
🏙️ Population
50K
6.9M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 93% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 4932nd and 8026th ($1138 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 255th 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 1.6 months in Bijie. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Bijie ranked 221st in China, while ranked 2614th and 7037th 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
$4.05
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$69.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$18360

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$1236
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$580
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$566
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$580
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$603
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$576
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$578
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$599
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$600
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$612
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$607
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$615
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$574
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$563
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$679
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$601
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$595
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$596
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$581
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$628
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$629
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$621
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$595
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$625
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$591
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$581
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$598
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$608
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$588
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$611
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$666
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$572
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$576
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$578
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$625
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$584
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$600
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$600
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$617
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$588
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$584