Bandar Seri Begawan vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$1493
🏠 One person rent	$548	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$927
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	35	73
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	50K	9.07M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 80% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 5290th and 7971st ($1031 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 351st in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 1751st and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Changchun

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$8252

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1221
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1468
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$546
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$661
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$544
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$527
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$523
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$567
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$553
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$631
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$580
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$606
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$600
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$430
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$516
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$427
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$553
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$507
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$492
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$535
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$595
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$494
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$577
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$522
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$407
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$562
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$431
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$567
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$518
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$820

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532