Bandar Seri Begawan vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$548	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$863
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	94
😀 Quality of life	72	72
🏙️ Population	50K	20.9M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 65% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5290th and 7421st ($1031 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 164th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 1751st and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Chengdu

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$11550

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574