Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$638
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
99
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
50K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 1% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4932nd and 4971st ($1138 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2614th and 1655th 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
$4.05
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$27781

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$609
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$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
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$600
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$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
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$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
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$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
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$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
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$652
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$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765