Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$594
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$679
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
35
24
😀 Quality of life
73
38
🏙️ Population
50K
7.82M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 41% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5006th and 6542nd ($1090 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 1581st and 7163rd 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
$3.61
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$18304

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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542