Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$574
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
71
😀 Quality of life
74
63
🏙️ Population
50K
10.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 114% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5060th and 8597th ($1038 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 537th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 1329th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shijiazhuang

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1318
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13397
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1108
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1276
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$492
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$479
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$464
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$537
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$465
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$470
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$495
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$577
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$537
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$604
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$575
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$643
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$584
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$442
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$484
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$440
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$444
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$568
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$460
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$450
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$553
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$493
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$566
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$429
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$554
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$603
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$534
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$512
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$525
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$531
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$399
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$587
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$412
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$612
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$499
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$841

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733