Bandar Seri Begawan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2531	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$574	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1920	$889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	53
😀 Quality of life	74	70
🏙️ Population	50K	8.78M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 72% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5104th and 7641st ($1068 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 138th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 2344th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.7	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.81	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15682	$9321

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1200
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1417
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$658
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$565
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$578
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$524
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$518
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$556
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$592
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$547
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$568
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$598
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$638
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$420
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$514
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$413
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$549
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$491
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$490
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$445
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$508
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$608
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$493
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$572
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$519
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$532
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$540
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$599
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$436
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$576
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$485
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$825

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941