Bandar Seri Begawan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$638
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
34
67
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
50K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 71% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4932nd and 7469th ($1138 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 2614th and 3662nd 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
$4.05
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$22205

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608