Bandar Seri Begawan vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$629
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
93
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
50K
9.5M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 79% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4938th and 7755th ($1123 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 181st 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 2580th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandar Seri Begawan Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$22953

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$1233
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$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679