Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$1809
🏠 One person rent	$574	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	35	93
😀 Quality of life	74	67
🏙️ Population	50K	9.37M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 47% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5060th and 6756th ($1038 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 82nd in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 1329th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.09	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1318	$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2860	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.1	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$48	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13397	$8280

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1108
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1276
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$492
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$574
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$479
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$464
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$537
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$465
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$470
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$495
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$577
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$537
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$604
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$643
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$584
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$442
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$440
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$444
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$568
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$553
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$493
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$429
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$554
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$603
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$534
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$512
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$525
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$531
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$399
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$587
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$412
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$612
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$499
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$841

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696