Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$638
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$688
😷 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 89% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4932nd and 7914th ($1138 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 2614th and 7360th 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
$4.05
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$16802

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351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$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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$581
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$803
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$581
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$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518