Bandar Seri Begawan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2531
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$574
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1920
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
34
69
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
50K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 61% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5104th and 7341st ($1068 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 78th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 20th in China, while ranked 2344th and 3389th 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
$3.86
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.7
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3037
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15682
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1200
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$1417
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$658
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$687
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$565
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$578
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$524
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$518
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$556
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$592
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$547
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$642
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$568
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$636
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$598
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$638
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$420
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$470
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$514
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$413
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$549
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$459
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$491
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$490
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$482
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$445
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$508
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$608
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$493
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$519
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$532
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$540
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$599
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$436
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$576
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$485
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$825

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598