Bandar Seri Begawan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$594
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$831
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
53
😀 Quality of life
73
50
🏙️ Population
50K
8.78M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 64% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5006th and 7155th ($1090 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 1581st and 6224th 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
$3.61
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$22902

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014