Bandar Seri Begawan vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$638
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$1006
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
34
27
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
50K
6.17M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 44% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4932nd and 6807th ($1138 vs $789) 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 100th in China, while ranked 2614th and 6563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Maoming

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Bandar Seri Begawan Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$19015

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$1236
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$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$790
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$805
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$896
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$738
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$832
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$664
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$694
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$844
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$816
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$699
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$605
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$848
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$534
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$592
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$611
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1718
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$674
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$608
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$782
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$564
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$769
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$795
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$666
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$587
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2674
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2415
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$580
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$760
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$621
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$585
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$533
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$774
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$807
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$584
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$571
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$765
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$943