Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$548	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$707
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	24
😀 Quality of life	72	38
🏙️ Population	50K	7.82M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 40% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5290th and 6735th ($1031 vs $736) 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 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 1751st and 7140th 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	$3.86	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$17921

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1221
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1468
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$546
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$661
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$544
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$527
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$523
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$567
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$553
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$631
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$580
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$606
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$600
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$430
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$516
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$427
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$553
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$507
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$492
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$535
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$595
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$494
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$577
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$522
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$407
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$562
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$431
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$567
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$518
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$820

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529