Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$638
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
34
58
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
50K
10.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 131% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4932nd and 8757th ($1138 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 2614th and 4718th 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
$4.05
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1236
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716