Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$594
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$764
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
20
😀 Quality of life
73
40
🏙️ Population
50K
6.44M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 52% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5006th and 6841st ($1090 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 1581st and 6892nd 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
$3.61
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$19047

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$1238
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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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694