Bandar Seri Begawan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$629
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
34
17
😀 Quality of life
73
44
🏙️ Population
50K
9.71M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 95% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4938th and 8211th ($1123 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 352nd 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 Nanyang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 2580th and 7311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandar Seri Begawan Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$16421

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492