Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$548	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$991
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	35	93
😀 Quality of life	72	66
🏙️ Population	50K	9.37M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 65% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5290th and 7405th ($1031 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 160th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 1751st and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$8278

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1221
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1468
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$546
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$661
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$544
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$527
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$523
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$567
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$553
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$631
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$580
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$606
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$600
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$430
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$516
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$427
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$553
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$507
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$492
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$535
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$595
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$494
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$577
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$522
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$407
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$562
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$431
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$567
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$518
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$820

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665