Bandar Seri Begawan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$1713
🏠 One person rent
$548
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2008
$732
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
35
19
😀 Quality of life
72
38
🏙️ Population
50K
9.71M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 63% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5290th and 7346th ($1031 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 147th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 320th in China, while ranked 1751st and 7198th 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
$3.86
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1175
$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3843
$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9083
$12899

Cost of living in other countries

Bandar Seri BegawanNanyang

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$538
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$567
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$553
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$631
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$580
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$593
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$606
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$600
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$430
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$475
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$516
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$427
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$553
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$469
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$460
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$507
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$492
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$506
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$441
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$535
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$595
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$494
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$577
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$522
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$407
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$562
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$431
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$567
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$518
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$820

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Distance City Cost of living
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$600
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$571
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$591
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$582
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$583
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$591
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$604
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$538
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$637
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$577
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$591
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$552
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$621
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$586
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$576
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$529
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$655
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$547
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$505
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$528
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$538
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$509
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$619
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$577
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$580
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$505
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$519
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$588
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$512
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$615
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$577
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$584
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$559
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$520
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$564
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$504
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$558
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$479