Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$548
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2008
$602
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
71
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
50K
10.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 114% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5290th and 8748th ($1031 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 525th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 39th in China, while ranked 1751st and 5094th 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
$3.86
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1175
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3843
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9083
$4785

Cost of living in other countries

Bandar Seri BegawanShijiazhuang

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$1221
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117 km or 73 mi Miri
$546
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$661
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$539
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$544
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$527
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$523
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$538
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$567
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$553
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$631
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$580
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$593
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$606
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$600
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$430
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$475
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$516
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$427
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$553
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$469
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$460
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$507
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$492
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$506
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$441
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$535
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$595
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$494
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$577
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$522
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$407
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$562
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$431
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$567
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$518
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$820

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716