Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2531	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$574	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1920	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	34	24
😀 Quality of life	74	45
🏙️ Population	50K	6.56M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 77% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5104th and 7790th ($1068 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 2344th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.7	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.81	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15682	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599