Bandar Seri Begawan vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2531	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$574	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1920	$976
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	34	29
😀 Quality of life	74	49
🏙️ Population	50K	6.17M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 38% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5104th and 6772nd ($1068 vs $773) 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 1.8 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 141st in China, while ranked 2344th and 6717th 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	$3.86	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.7	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.81	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15682	$16634

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1200
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$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

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941