Bandar Seri Begawan vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2531
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$574
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1920
$593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
34
33
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
50K
7.06M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 108% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5104th and 8584th ($1068 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 473rd 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 2344th and 6971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Luoyang

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Bandar Seri Begawan Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.7
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3037
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15682
$16794

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1200
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582