Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$594
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$4007
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
73
88
🏙️ Population
50K
7.41M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 60% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5006th and 379th ($1090 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1581st and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hong Kong

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Bandar Seri Begawan Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$22381

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$1238
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$1409
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$574
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$572
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$560
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$548
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$564
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$586
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$592
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$629
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$620
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$611
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$638
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$614
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$459
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$505
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$501
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$458
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$577
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$503
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$488
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$516
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$465
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$521
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$465
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$549
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$590
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$512
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$531
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$534
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$534
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$391
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$552
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$387
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$542
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$532
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$839

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623