Bandar Seri Begawan vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$574
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$973
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
35
29
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
50K
6.17M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 21% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5060th and 6186th ($1038 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 21st in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.1 months in Maoming. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 1329th and 6533rd 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
$3.09
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1318
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$3744
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$5.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13397
$18555

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$1108
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$1276
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$492
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$479
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$464
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$537
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$465
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$470
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$495
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$577
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$537
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$604
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$575
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$643
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$584
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$442
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$484
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$440
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$444
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$568
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$460
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$450
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$553
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$493
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$566
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$429
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$554
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$603
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$534
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$512
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$525
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$531
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$399
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$587
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$412
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$612
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$499
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$831
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$777
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$876
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$806
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$830
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$638
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$620
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$816
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$824
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$735
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$791
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$592
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$812
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$481
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$568
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$575
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1565
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$618
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$611
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$742
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$547
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$785
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$781
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$589
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$596
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2614
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2410
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$573
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$774
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$571
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$837
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$590
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$525
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$552
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$856
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$573
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$605
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$891
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1083