Bandar Seri Begawan vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2428	$2117
🏠 One person rent	$629	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$745
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1957	$1025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	34	27
😀 Quality of life	73	51
🏙️ Population	50K	6.17M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 41% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4938th and 6780th ($1123 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 2580th and 6580th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.9	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1196	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2335	$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.3	$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.4	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11172	$19775

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1233
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1447
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$688
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$718
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$588
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$497
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$583
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$620
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$614
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$511
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$530
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$605
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$556
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$606
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$422
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$509
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$419
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$510
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$493
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$491
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$421
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$540
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$614
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$503
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$563
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$482
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$552
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$576
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$596
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$441
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$599
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$502
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$810

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954