Bandar Seri Begawan vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$594
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$890
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
35
87
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
50K
32.1M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 64% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5006th and 7185th ($1090 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 1581st and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Chongqing

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Bandar Seri Begawan Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$27717

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1238
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$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
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556