Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$594
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
50K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 4% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5006th and 4780th ($1090 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1581st and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shanghai

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$31401

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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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$1028
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$706
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$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774