Bandar Seri Begawan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$574
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$813
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
53
😀 Quality of life
74
53
🏙️ Population
50K
8.78M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 51% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5060th and 6882nd ($1038 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 102nd in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 1329th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Quanzhou

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Bandar Seri Begawan Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1318
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13397
$19406

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$1108
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$1276
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$492
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$479
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$464
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$537
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$465
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$470
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$495
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$577
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$537
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$604
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$575
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$643
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$584
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$442
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$484
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$440
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$444
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$568
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$460
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$450
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$553
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$493
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$566
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$429
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$554
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$603
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$534
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$512
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$525
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$531
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$399
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$587
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$412
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$612
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$499
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083