Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$638
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
34
84
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
50K
9.37M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 74% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4932nd and 7557th ($1138 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 2614th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hefei

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Bandar Seri Begawan Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1236
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$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677