Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$594
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$727
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
35
24
😀 Quality of life
73
39
🏙️ Population
50K
6.56M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 78% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5006th and 7649th ($1090 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 1581st and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shaoyang

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610