Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2531	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$574	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1920	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	34	20
😀 Quality of life	74	46
🏙️ Population	50K	6.44M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 64% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5104th and 7433rd ($1068 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 94th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 2344th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shangrao

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.7	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.81	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15682	$28686

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1200
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1417
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$658
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$565
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$578
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$524
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$518
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$556
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$592
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$547
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$568
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$598
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$638
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$420
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$514
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$413
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$549
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$491
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$490
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$445
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$508
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$608
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$493
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$572
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$519
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$532
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$540
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$599
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$436
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$576
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$485
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$825

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620