Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$629
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
84
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
50K
11.9M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 25% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4938th and 6257th ($1123 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 2580th and 3005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hangzhou

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Bandar Seri Begawan Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$25159

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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
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789