Bandar Seri Begawan vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$594
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$864
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
50K
9.5M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 81% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5006th and 7753rd ($1090 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 1581st and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Foshan

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Bandar Seri Begawan Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$24357

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1238
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$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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660