Bandar Seri Begawan vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$638
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$1009
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
34
90
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
50K
10M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 84% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4932nd and 7792nd ($1138 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 167th 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 Changsha. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 2614th and 3307th 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
$4.05
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$8507

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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
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562