Bandar Seri Begawan vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$594
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$793
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
50K
10M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 87% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5006th and 7989th ($1090 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 1581st and 3254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Changsha

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Bandar Seri Begawan Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$5672

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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
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575