Bandar Seri Begawan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1085
$664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$1879
🏠 One person rent
$576
$268
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2118
$746
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
35
69
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
50K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 63% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5261st and 7361st ($1085 vs $664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 84th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 2022nd and 3413th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Dongguan

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Bandar Seri Begawan Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$696
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1230
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.4
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4058
$6790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$29.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9517
$21145

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$1219
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$1413
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$565
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$692
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$567
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$574
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$531
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$526
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$557
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$577
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$559
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$610
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$582
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$646
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$612
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$646
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$424
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$482
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$532
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$420
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$559
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$465
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$455
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$530
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$498
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$506
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$495
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$454
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$521
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$616
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$480
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$578
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$528
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$562
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$585
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$449
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$592
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$501
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$851

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$761
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$906
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$514
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$818
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$661
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2403
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2613
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1715
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$789
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$762
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$825
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$929
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$820
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$813
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$884
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$756
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$575
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$763
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$450
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$588
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$733
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$772
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$667
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$732
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$654
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$690
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$540
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$673
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$615
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$598
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$577
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$600