Bandar Seri Begawan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$594
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$758
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
61
😀 Quality of life
73
53
🏙️ Population
50K
9.4M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 49% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5006th and 6747th ($1090 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 1581st and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Ningbo

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Bandar Seri Begawan Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$12898

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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 Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538