Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$638
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
34
21
😀 Quality of life
73
46
🏙️ Population
50K
6.56M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 89% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4932nd and 7929th ($1138 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 2614th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$11939

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$1236
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$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
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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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615