Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$629
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
95
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
50K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 13% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4938th and 5618th ($1123 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2580th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shenzhen

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$21140

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$1233
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$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648