Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$629
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
34
17
😀 Quality of life
73
44
🏙️ Population
50K
7.82M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 84% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4938th and 7879th ($1123 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 2580th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shangqiu

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$19212

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$1233
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$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522