Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$594
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$623
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
71
😀 Quality of life
73
61
🏙️ Population
50K
10.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 115% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5006th and 8633rd ($1090 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 531st 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 Shijiazhuang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 1581st and 5079th 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
$3.61
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1238
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734