Bandar Seri Begawan vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2531
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$574
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1920
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
95
😀 Quality of life
74
73
🏙️ Population
50K
9.5M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 81% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5104th and 7909th ($1068 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 211th 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 2344th and 2948th 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
$3.86
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.7
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3037
$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15682
$21696

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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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652