Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2531	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$574	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1920	$927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	34	93
😀 Quality of life	74	69
🏙️ Population	50K	9.37M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 66% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5104th and 7469th ($1068 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 2344th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.28
🥤 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	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.7	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.81	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15682	$9056

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1200
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$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

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663