Bandar Seri Begawan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$594
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$759
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
35
19
😀 Quality of life
73
38
🏙️ Population
50K
9.71M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 66% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5006th and 7242nd ($1090 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 159th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 1581st and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Nanyang

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Bandar Seri Begawan Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$14023

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$1238
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$1409
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$574
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$572
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$560
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$548
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$564
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$586
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$592
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$629
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$620
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$611
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$638
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$614
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$459
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$505
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$501
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$458
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$577
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$503
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$488
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$516
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$465
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$521
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$465
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$549
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$590
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$512
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$531
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$534
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$534
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$391
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$552
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$387
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$542
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$532
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$839

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502